Full-day nursery in Shepherd Hill, Wakefield
Rainbow Childcare
152 Wakefield Road, Ossett, WF5 9AQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2005Reference EY315014Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 April 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
152 Wakefield Road, Ossett, WF5 9AQ · More nurseries in WF5
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Flushdyke School, Wakefield Road School and Spring Mill Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broadowler Play Area11 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Rainbow Childcare is a full-day nursery at 152 Wakefield Road, Ossett, WF5 9AQ, in Shepherd Hill, Wakefield. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Towngate Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Ossett South Parade Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- South Ossett Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.0 miles
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 1.2 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 Rainbow Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 9 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Childcare take?
Rainbow Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
How do I contact Rainbow Childcare?
You can call 01924 277260 and visit www.rainbowchildcare.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 EY315014 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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