Full-day nursery in Croston, Lancashire
Rainbow Day Nursery
6b Station Road, Croston, LEYLAND, PR26 9RJ · 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 March 2015Reference EY488592Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 August 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
6b Station Road, Croston, LEYLAND, PR26 9RJ · More nurseries in PR26
Stations
- Croston3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station, The Crown and Moor Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Croston Village Green9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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.
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Rainbow Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 6b Station Road, Croston, LEYLAND, PR26 9RJ, in Croston, Lancashire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Rainbow Day Nursery Golborne Limited.
Run by Rainbow Day Nursery Golborne Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 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 3 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 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Rainbow Day Nursery?
Rainbow Day Nursery is run by Rainbow Day Nursery Golborne Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Day Nursery?
Croston is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery?
You can call 01772 600580.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY488592 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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