What Ofsted grade does Rainbow Nursery have?

Rainbow Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 19 May 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Rainbow Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Rainbow Nursery for 224 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chertsey has 76.

How much does Rainbow Nursery cost?

Rainbow Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Rainbow Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Rainbow Nursery how it offers them.

When was Rainbow Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Rainbow Nursery on 19 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Rainbow Nursery?

Nearby in KT16: N Family Club Chertsey, Gogmore Lane Nursery Limited, Toad Hall Nursery Ottershaw.

Rainbow Nursery

Day nursery in Chertsey, KT16. Part of the Surrey council area.

Almners Priory, Almners Road, Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0BH

224 places

2012 registered with Ofsted

1 of 8 in our Chertsey ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in 4 of 6 Inspected 19 May 2026

Ofsted report card for Rainbow Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Rainbow Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Rainbow Nursery against Chertsey

	Rainbow Nursery	Chertsey average
Places	224	76
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in 4 of 6	88% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Rainbow Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Rainbow Nursery have?: Rainbow Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 19 May 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Rainbow Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Rainbow Nursery for 224 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chertsey has 76.
How much does Rainbow Nursery cost?: Rainbow Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Rainbow Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Rainbow Nursery how it offers them.
When was Rainbow Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Rainbow Nursery on 19 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Rainbow Nursery?: Nearby in KT16: N Family Club Chertsey, Gogmore Lane Nursery Limited, Toad Hall Nursery Ottershaw.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.