Full-day nursery in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Rainbow Day Nursery School Ltd
14 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1TP · 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 December 2007Reference EY364293Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 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
14 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1TP · More nurseries in BH15
Stations
- Poole10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
28 bus stops within 400 m, including Mount Pleasant Road, Seldown Coach Station and Bus Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Poole Park1 min walk
- Harbourside Park5 min walk
- Whitecliff Park11 min walk
- Sterte Green12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are about 3.2 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 School Ltd is a full-day nursery at 14 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1TP, in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (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
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Oakdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Ocean Academy Poole Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- Stanley Green Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 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 School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Day Nursery School Ltd Good at its inspection on 10 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Day Nursery School Ltd take?
Rainbow Day Nursery School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Day Nursery School Ltd?
Poole is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Day Nursery School Ltd?
You can call 01202 673581 and visit www.rainbownursery.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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY364293 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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