Full-day nursery in Brooklands, Kent
Rainbow Day Nursery
Westgate Primary School, Summerhill Road, Dartford, DA1 2LP · 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 September 2000Reference 127485Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places124 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Westgate Primary School, Summerhill Road, Dartford, DA1 2LP · More nurseries in DA1
Stations
- Dartford13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Instone Road, Chestnut Road and Highfield Road Magistrates Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park7 min walk
- Brooklands Lakes11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Penney Close Playground3 min walk
- Critchley Avenue Playground7 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at Westgate Primary School, Summerhill Road, Dartford, DA1 2LP, in Brooklands, Kent. It is registered for 124 children. It opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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| Star Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- West Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- River Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Wentworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 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 are Rainbow Day Nursery's opening hours?
Rainbow Day Nursery opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Rainbow Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Day Nursery take?
Rainbow Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 124 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Day Nursery?
Dartford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery?
You can call 01322 270909.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 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 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127485 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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