Full-day nursery in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan
Over The Rainbow
40 Violet Street, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9EE · 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 January 2015Reference EY485549Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 2025Food 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
40 Violet Street, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9EE · More nurseries in WN4
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St Thomas Church, Windsor Road and Park View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Liverpool Road Community Garden5 min walk
- Ashton Heath5 min walk
- King George V Playing Fields8 min walk
- Jubilee Park11 min walk
- Ashton Town Green Community Park12 min walk
- Playground11 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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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Over The Rainbow is a full-day nursery at 40 Violet Street, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9EE, in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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| Over The RainbowThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- St Thomas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- R L Hughes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- Nicol Mere School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Willow Grove Primary School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.2 miles
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.5 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 Over The Rainbow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Over The Rainbow Good at its inspection on 23 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Over The Rainbow take?
Over The Rainbow is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Over The Rainbow?
Bryn is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Over The Rainbow?
You can call 01942 714222 and visit www.overtherainbownursery.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY485549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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