Full-day nursery in Hoyland, Barnsley
Rainbow Day Care Hoyland
Duke Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9QS · 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 February 2018Reference EY552322Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Duke Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9QS · More nurseries in S74
Stations
- Elsecar14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Market Street/Duke Street, High Street/Market Street and West Street/Valley Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Forge Recreation Ground8 min walk
- 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 Barnsley there are about 3.9 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 Day Care Hoyland is a full-day nursery at Duke Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9QS, in Hoyland, Barnsley. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 7 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
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Greenfield Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Jump Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- West Meadows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Hoyland Common Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 miles
- The Ellis Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 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 Rainbow Day Care Hoyland's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Day Care Hoyland Good at its inspection on 14 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Day Care Hoyland?
Elsecar is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Care Hoyland?
You can call 01226 744610 and visit www.rainbow-daycare.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 EY552322 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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