Full-day nursery in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Rainbow Day Nursery
21 Castle Hill Road, NEWCASTLE, ST5 2SX · 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 January 1994Reference 218473Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
21 Castle Hill Road, NEWCASTLE, ST5 2SX · More nurseries in ST5
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Bailey Street, Ryecroft and Brindley Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Elizabeth II Park3 min walk
- Brampton Park8 min walk
- Brampton Park12 min walk
- The Icky Picky12 min walk
- Lyme Valley Parkway12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Staffordshire there are about 3.1 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 21 Castle Hill Road, NEWCASTLE, ST5 2SX, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 11 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Hassell Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Demetae Academy ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Co-op Academy Friarswood Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Hempstalls Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Harpfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.8 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 1 June 2023, 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 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery?
You can call 01782 661619 and visit www.rainbowdaynursery.net.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 218473 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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