Full-day nursery in Little Parndon, Essex
Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) Ltd
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, HARLOW, CM20 1QX · 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 February 2016Reference EY498119Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, HARLOW, CM20 1QX · More nurseries in CM20
Stations
- Harlow Town19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Princess Alexandra Hospital, Bus Garage and Hare Street Springs.
Parks and playgrounds
- Spy Green7 min walk
- Northbrooks Park9 min walk
- Harlow Town Park10 min walk
- Hodings Road Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Essex 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 (Harlow) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, HARLOW, CM20 1QX, in Little Parndon, Essex. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pemberley Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Little Parndon Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Harlow Fields School and College ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.0 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 (Harlow) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) Ltd Good at its inspection on 9 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) Ltd take?
Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) Ltd?
Harlow Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) Ltd?
You can call 01279 444455 x2345.
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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 EY498119 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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