Sessional pre-school in Pontefract, Wakefield
Little Rainbow Nursery
Northgate Close, Pontefract, WF8 1JL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Northgate Close, Pontefract, WF8 1JL · More nurseries in WF8
Stations
- Pontefract Baghill6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Pontefract Monkhill10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Pontefract Tanshelf11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Horsefair, Pontefract Bus Station and Pontefract Castle.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hospital Park5 min walk
- Dale Park5 min walk
- Barbican Garden5 min walk
- Harewood Park6 min walk
- Friarwood Valley Gardens7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Wakefield there are about 4.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Little Rainbow Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Northgate Close, Pontefract, WF8 1JL, in Pontefract, Wakefield. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rainbow NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Sunshine KidsFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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| Cherry Blossom Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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| The Grange NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Bright Sparks Child CareFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Giles C of E Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Harewood Centre Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Ark De Lacy Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Cherry Tree Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Ark Carleton Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Little Rainbow Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Rainbow Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Rainbow Nursery take?
Little Rainbow Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Rainbow Nursery?
Pontefract Baghill is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Rainbow Nursery?
You can call 07827 509128 and visit www.littlerainbownurserypontefract.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2691938 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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