Full-day nursery in Sherwood, Kent
Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre
Little Forest Childrens Centre, Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Little Forest Childrens Centre, Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA · More nurseries in TN2
Stations
- High Brooms12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Friars Way, Orchard Close and Robin Hood.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grosvenor Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 Kent 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 Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Little Forest Childrens Centre, Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA, in Sherwood, Kent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 9 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Rainbow Nursery Partnership.
Run by Rainbow Nursery Partnership (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Sarahs Little StarsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Tunbridge WellsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| St Lukes Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| St Matthew's High Brooms Pre-school CIOSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| St James Road PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Tunbridge WellsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Skinners' Temple Grove Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Beechwood School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Skinners' Kent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Oakley School ages 4–19Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 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 @ Little Forest Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 24 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre take?
Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre?
Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre is run by Rainbow Nursery Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre?
High Brooms is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Nursery @ Little Forest Children's Centre?
You can call 01892 527852 and visit rainbownurseries.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY363173 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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