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Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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4.1(8 parent reviews) ·Little Forest Childrens Centre, Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA · Kent
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre, situated in Tunbridge Wells, offers a nurturing and homely environment for children aged 0-4 years. 30am to 6pm, providing continuity for families.

The dedicated team, which includes a degree-qualified manager and other experienced staff, focuses on delivering a good start to learning, as evidenced by their "Good" Ofsted rating from July 2025. They implement the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, encouraging a wide range of skills and knowledge acquisition.

While indoor provision is strong, the nursery is actively working to enhance its outdoor learning experiences to ensure all children's individual needs are met. The nursery also collaborates effectively with other professionals within the Little Forest Children's Centre building, offering specialist support for children's learning and family well-being, including targeted help for speech and language development.

Parents consistently express their appreciation for the positive impact the nursery has on their children's happiness and learning.

What it's like

Children benefit from a good start to their learning in this homely, nurturing nursery. Staff get to know the children and families particularly well. Communication between staff and parents is good. Babies follow consistent routines from those they follow at home, helping them to settle quickly and feel secure.

Homely, nurturing environmentStrong parent communicationEffective key-person systemGood behaviour and attitudesComprehensive curriculum

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2007

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 24 July 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children benefit from a good start to their learning in this homely, nurturing nursery. Staff get to know the children and families particularly well. Communication between staff and parents is good. Babies follow consistent routines from those they follow at home, helping them to settle quickly and feel secure.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from a good start to their learning in this homely, nurturing nursery.
  • Babies follow consistent routines from those they follow at home, helping them to settle quickly and feel secure.
  • Children demonstrate how happy they feel and older children happily invite staff into their play.
  • Children behave well and understand the nursery's 'golden rules'.
  • The leadership team has created a curriculum that encourages children to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge.
  • Leaders work effectively with other professionals who share the same building to support children's learning and family well-being.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen how the curriculum is implemented during outdoor play, so that all children's learning and development are supported fully.
Inspection #10394459 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

While provision for learning is good inside, the curriculum is not as well sequenced outdoors. Staff sometimes do not recognise the different needs and abilities of children in the outdoor environment, meaning outdoor experiences are not always successfully matched to individual skills and knowledge.

Parent Reviews

4.1
(8)
Povilas Vaitkus
5 years ago

Our kid was very happy about this nursery, he made a good progress in counting and language. Food is of poor nutritional value, cold pizzas from Tesco should be no no for kids. I suggest to watch what you pay for when your child for any reason is off nursery

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Simon Howland
7 years ago

Our son goes here. We've been delighted with the experience. A lovely, family run nursery with staff that really seem to care.

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Phil Lloyd
9 years ago

Great family run nursery, very friendly staff all our children have been there, known them for over 11 years great place

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Mostafa Hamouda
9 years ago

Very nice nursery, family run and they care

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Paulina Kaminska
5 years ago

Nice nursery and people. Safe area

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Inspection history

Date: July 2009

  • July 2025Good
  • September 2019Outstanding
  • January 2015Outstanding
  • May 2011Good
  • November 2010Inadequate
  • July 2009Good

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