Full-day nursery in Kirkby, Knowsley
Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd
Millbrook Primary School, Kirkby Row, LIVERPOOL, L32 0TG · 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 August 2014Reference EY480321Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Millbrook Primary School, Kirkby Row, LIVERPOOL, L32 0TG · More nurseries in L32
Stations
- Kirkby8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Headbolt Lane16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including James Holt Avenue, Poplar Lane and Old Hall Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Millennium Green2 min walk
- Millennium Green2 min walk
- Millennium Green4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Mill Park playground9 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 Knowsley there are about 3.8 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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Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Millbrook Primary School, Kirkby Row, LIVERPOOL, L32 0TG, in Kirkby, Knowsley. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Millbrook Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Kirkby CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Westvale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.4 miles
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Melling Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Ravenscroft Community 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
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 26 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd take?
Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd?
Kirkby is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd?
You can call 0151 548 0893 and visit www.rainbowchildcarekirkby.org.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 EY480321 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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