Full-day nursery in Waddington Rural, Lincolnshire
Rainbow Day Nursery
409 Brant Road, Waddington, LINCOLN, LN5 9AL · 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
409 Brant Road, Waddington, LINCOLN, LN5 9AL · More nurseries in LN5
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including 431 Brant Road, 404 Brant Road and Sycamore Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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 Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at 409 Brant Road, Waddington, LINCOLN, LN5 9AL, in Waddington Rural, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Heath Farm Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Heath Farm Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- The Meadows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.1 miles
- The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Fosse Way Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 miles
- The Lincoln St Christopher's School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.3 miles
- Waddington All Saints Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.3 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 Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 January 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 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Rainbow Day Nursery?
Rainbow Day Nursery is run by Heath Farm Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery?
You can call 01522 722222.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2597821 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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