Full-day nursery in Hele, Torbay
Rainbow Day Nursery
Torbay Hospital Annexe, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Torbay Hospital Annexe, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AB · More nurseries in TQ2
Stations
- Torre18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Newton Road, Lowes Bridge and Torbay Hospital Main Entrance.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kitson Park6 min walk
- The Paddock12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Torbay there are about 5 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 Torbay Hospital Annexe, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AB, in Hele, Torbay. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St Marychurch Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Torre Church of England Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Shiphay Learning Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Lift Barton Hill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Sherwell Valley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Upton St James CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Homelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
- St Margaret's Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 March 2022, 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 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Day Nursery?
Torre is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery?
You can call 01803 654150.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 139435 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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