Sessional pre-school in Mile End, Essex
Rainbow Playgroup
Methodist Church Hall, Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5ET · 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
Methodist Church Hall, Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5ET · More nurseries in CO4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Boxted Road, Nayland Road and Cordelia Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mile End Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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 Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Methodist Church Hall, Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5ET, in Mile End, Essex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Chesterwell Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
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| Bright Horizons Colchester Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Nannas Day NurseriesFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Nannas Day NurseriesFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | 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.
- All nurseries in Mile End8
- All nurseries in Essex598
- All nurseries in CO425
- Nurseries near Colchester station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Myland Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Camulos Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Queen Boudica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Braiswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Highwoods Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 1.2 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 Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Playgroup Good at its inspection on 17 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Playgroup take?
Rainbow Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Playgroup?
Colchester is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Playgroup?
You can call 07779 349128 and visit www.rainbowpreschoolcolchester.com.
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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 203441 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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