Full-day nursery in Castle Park, North Yorkshire
Little Rainbows
Stakesby Primary Academy, Byland Road, Whitby, YO21 1HY · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2023Reference 2752132Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Stakesby Primary Academy, Byland Road, Whitby, YO21 1HY · More nurseries in YO21
Stations
- Whitby15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Ruswarp24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Byland Road, Kirkham Road and Lime Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pannett Park8 min walk
- South Seas Garden12 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Little Rainbows is a full-day nursery at Stakesby Primary Academy, Byland Road, Whitby, YO21 1HY, in Castle Park, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stakesby Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- West Cliff Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.5 miles
- Airy Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Ruswarp Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
- East Whitby Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- Whitby School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Little Rainbows's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Rainbows Good at its inspection on 11 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Rainbows take?
Little Rainbows is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Rainbows?
Whitby is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Rainbows?
You can call 01947 820231 and visit www.littlerainbowsnursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2752132 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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