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Rainbow Village Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2023)
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4.5(2 parent reviews) ·The Old Court House, Church Street, Banbury, OX15 4ET · Oxfordshire
Number of places
22 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

Rainbow Village Nursery, located in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, is a well-established childcare setting that has been registered since 2000. Under the leadership of its manager and provider, Clare Campbell, the nursery creates a nurturing and welcoming atmosphere where children aged 2 to 4 can settle in easily and develop a positive attitude towards learning.

The manager, who holds a relevant Level 4 qualification, leads a team of four dedicated childcare staff, two of whom are qualified to Level 3.

What it's like

The manager, who is also the provider, creates an extremely nurturing and welcoming environment. This helps children settle well, feel safe and secure, and develop a positive attitude towards learning. Children show lots of enthusiasm for the interesting and useful learning opportunities on offer.

Nurturing environmentWell-planned activitiesStrong parent partnershipsGood independenceEffective safeguarding

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 4pm

Term time / All Year

Term_time_only

Established

2000

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Rainbow Village Nursery

Last inspected 27 November 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

The manager, who is also the provider, creates an extremely nurturing and welcoming environment. This helps children settle well, feel safe and secure, and develop a positive attitude towards learning. Children show lots of enthusiasm for the interesting and useful learning opportunities on offer.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager makes effective decisions about the best way to teach different skills to children.
  • Children develop good levels of independence through well-established routines.
  • The manager understands the importance of stories and songs in supporting children's language development.
  • The manager monitors all children's progress closely and uses additional funding thoughtfully.
  • Parents are full of praise for the nursery and its welcoming environment.
  • The manager is extremely reflective, regularly looking to improve the nursery experience for children.
  • The curriculum for children to develop fine motor skills is planned and taught very well.
  • Children are developing well into curious and inquisitive learners.
  • The manager makes all families and children feel valued and respected.

Areas to develop

  • 1Focus staff support on developing their confidence to play an active role in all aspects of nursery life, to best enable them to support their key children's learning.
  • 2Develop further the curriculum for some aspects of physical development, so children have more opportunities to develop their gross motor skills.
Inspection #10305593 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Parent Reviews of Rainbow Village Nursery

4.5
(2)
mike welsh
9 years ago

Had the pleasure to see this nursery up close. It's a local one in an old village type hall. They are a small group and the child to teacher ratio looks great. I noted that the teachers knew all the names of the children.

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Róisín Fountain
4 years ago

My son always has great fun and is very creative 👌

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Inspection history

Date: March 2009

  • November 2023Good
  • February 2018Good
  • December 2014Good
  • July 2014Inadequate
  • April 2013Good
  • March 2009Inadequate

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