Full-day nursery in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
Rainbow Day Nursery
Former Village School, Grantchester Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 March 2006Reference EY309816Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 September 2026Food 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
Former Village School, Grantchester Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LH · More nurseries in CB2
Stations
- Cambridge South24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Trumpington Meadows Country Park4 min walk
- The Orchard4 min walk
- Anstey Hall LEAP5 min walk
- Church Green6 min walk
- Greenway Park6 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 Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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 Former Village School, Grantchester Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LH, in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 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
- Trumpington Meadows Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Fawcett Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Trumpington Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- St Faith's School ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- The Perse School ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- Newnham Croft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- St Mary's School ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Heritage School ages 4–16 1.7 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 Outstanding at its inspection on 12 October 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 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Day Nursery?
Cambridge South is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery?
You can call 01223 847444 and visit www.rainbowdaynursery.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY309816 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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