Opening hours
7.30am until 6pm
Rainbow Childrens Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2023)
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2023
Local authority
Norfolk
About this day nursery
Rainbow Children's Nursery, located in North Walsham, offers a nurturing environment for children aged 0 to 4, operating from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday, all year round with a short Christmas closure. Registered in 2002, the nursery prides itself on its dedicated team of 15 childcare staff, 14 of whom hold at least Level 2 early years qualifications.
Children are welcomed warmly and settle quickly, forming positive relationships with staff. The nursery provides a varied and nutritious homemade menu, catering to special dietary needs.
Children develop physical skills both indoors and in the garden and are encouraged to become confident communicators. The nursery focuses on individual children's needs, designing a curriculum around their interests.
They effectively support speech and language development, fostering positive behaviour and good friendships among children. Parents consistently report satisfaction, viewing staff as caring and friendly, and appreciate being kept well-informed and involved in their children's learning journey.
What it's like
Children are greeted each day by friendly and caring staff, who welcome them into the nursery. Children are happy and settled and have lovely relationships with the staff. Overall, they develop a positive attitude to learning and confidently lead their own play.
Nurturing environmentPositive relationshipsGood communicationVaried curriculumEffective safeguardingSupportive staff
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2002
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Rainbow Childrens Nursery
Last inspected 7 September 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are greeted each day by friendly and caring staff, who welcome them into the nursery. Children are happy and settled and have lovely relationships with the staff. Overall, they develop a positive attitude to learning and confidently lead their own play.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and settled and have lovely relationships with the staff.
- Staff support all children to develop the key skills they need to be ready for school.
- Children benefit from a varied and nutritious meal each day.
- Children become confident communicators and enjoy staff's interactions with them.
- Staff are enthusiastic and work well together as part of a friendly and motivated team.
- The manager implements an effective programme of supervision and appraisal for all staff to manage their performance and foster a culture of mutual support.
- The nursery's management team is effective in driving improvement.
- Staff know children well. They talk confidently about where children are in their learning and development and what they need to do to support children's continuing progress.
- Children benefit from interesting resources that promote their natural instincts to discover and explore.
- Staff support children's speech and language development effectively.
- Children behave well and develop good friendships with each other.
- Staff are exceptionally caring towards the children.
- Key persons build friendly and trusting relationships with parents and children.
- Children's transitions between rooms are managed well, supporting children effectively to settle quickly.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Areas to develop
- 1Develop staff's teaching skills to ensure that children receive consistently good- quality learning and development experiences.
- 2Focus more closely on supporting the early literacy and mathematical skills of children who prefer to learn in the outdoor environment.
- 3Provide more opportunities for children to develop their interest in books and practise their early reading skills.
Inspection #10309137 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Staff do not consistently consider a wide range of activities when planning for the outdoor environment. They do not make the best use of the outdoor play areas to help promote children's early mathematical and reading skills.
Parent Reviews of Rainbow Childrens Nursery
5.0
(10)
Kevin Titmarsh
10 months ago
Both of my Sons attend Rainbow Nursery in Worstead. The nursery had a great array of children’s toys and activities both inside and outside featuring an indoor soft play area, role play areas and activity tables, outside they have various set areas for child’s play with sand pit, wooden teepee, climbing frames and a wild wooded area to explore. The staff are extremely inviting and supportive for all children giving them encouragement in all activities. The charity and staff are highly recommended!
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Levi Gabriel
2 years ago
Absolutely amazing nursery! My son is thriving here, so thankful for all the staff do, his confidence continues to grow so much and he is learning so many different things. The team are all so lovely and welcoming, the nursery has such a family feel to it, such a lovely place 🥰
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Claire Gregson
2 years ago
From the very first day, staff are warm and welcoming, they truly have your child's welfare at heart. As a parent, I am keen to know how my child has been during the day and what progress they are making; staff are excellent at proactively sharing this information from food consumption to cognitive and social development. Highly recommend this nursery.
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james gough
7 years ago
My daughter has been coming here since she was 1. She has settled really well and we are very pleased with the way she is growing as a young child and developing. The staff are great and she has grown very fond of them. We love her attending this nursery and it comes highly recommended!
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Lisa-Marie Hodgkins
4 years ago
My husband and I decided to put our little boy into nursery to get him socialised as lockdown prevented baby groups from going ahead and it has been the best decision we have made. He settled in so quickly and has thrived there week on week. The staff there are brilliant. Incredibly welcoming, so friendly and the communication between them and us is brilliant and detailed not only with every pick up but with weekly pictures and updates about what our son has been up to and what he has learnt. Cannot praise rainbows enough and would highly recommend them to anyone. And most importantly my son loves going there and even claps his hands as we pull into the car park! And always pick him up with a huge smile on his face.
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Inspection history
Date: February 2012
- September 2023Good
- August 2015Good
- February 2012Good
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