Full-day nursery in Dukinfield, Tameside
Rainbow Nursery
Rainbow Day Nursery, Birch Lawn, 11 Hall Green Road, Dukinfield, SK16 4EP · 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 May 2022Reference 2676941Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 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
Rainbow Day Nursery, Birch Lawn, 11 Hall Green Road, Dukinfield, SK16 4EP · More nurseries in SK16
Stations
- Ashton-under-Lyne20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Lane, Hall Green Road and New Mill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dukinfield Park5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Tameside there are about 3.1 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at Rainbow Day Nursery, Birch Lawn, 11 Hall Green Road, Dukinfield, SK16 4EP, in Dukinfield, Tameside. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 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
- Lyndhurst Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Ravensfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- The Heys Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Tameside Alternative Provision Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.9 miles
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Nursery take?
Rainbow Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Nursery?
Ashton-under-Lyne is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Nursery?
You can call 0161 637 3393 and visit rainbownursery-eydc.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2676941 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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