What Ofsted grade does Rainbows Nursery have?

Rainbows Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 30 January 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Rainbows Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Rainbows Nursery for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Lichfield has 94.

How much does Rainbows Nursery cost?

Rainbows Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Rainbows 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 Rainbows Nursery how it offers them.

When was Rainbows Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Rainbows Nursery on 30 January 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Rainbows Nursery?

Nearby in WS14: Sheepwash Farm Day Nursery, Whittington Pre-School, Busy Bees at Lichfield.

Rainbows Nursery

Day nursery in Lichfield, WS14. Part of the Staffordshire council area.

Greysbrooke Cp School, Barnes Road, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0LT

24 places

2010 registered with Ofsted

4 of 11 in our Lichfield ranking

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, West Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 30 January 2023

Ofsted grades for Rainbows Nursery, inspection of 30 January 2023
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Rainbows Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, 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	£142	£449
2 years old	£138	£435
3 to 4 years old	£133	£420

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

Rainbows Nursery against Lichfield

	Rainbows Nursery	Lichfield average
Places	24	94
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	91% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Rainbows Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Rainbows Nursery have?: Rainbows Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 30 January 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Rainbows Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Rainbows Nursery for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Lichfield has 94.
How much does Rainbows Nursery cost?: Rainbows Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Rainbows 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 Rainbows Nursery how it offers them.
When was Rainbows Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Rainbows Nursery on 30 January 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Rainbows Nursery?: Nearby in WS14: Sheepwash Farm Day Nursery, Whittington Pre-School, Busy Bees at Lichfield.

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.