Full-day nursery in West Green, West Sussex
Rainbow Nursery
Crawley Hospital, West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7DH · 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 2007Reference EY347255Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 September 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
Crawley Hospital, West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7DH · More nurseries in RH11
Stations
- Crawley14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Ifield19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Crawley Hospital, The Swan and The Apple Tree.
Parks and playgrounds
- Goff's Park5 min walk
- West Green Playing Fields8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Zipwire playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Spiral Mound 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 West Sussex 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.
What parents say
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Rainbow Nursery is a full-day nursery at Crawley Hospital, West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7DH, in West Green, West Sussex. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- West Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.1 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- Manor Green Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Langley Green Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Northgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.7 miles
- Hilltop Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- The Mill Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 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 9 February 2023, 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 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Nursery?
Crawley is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY347255 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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