Full-day nursery in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted)
The Peter Kirk Education Centre, St. Johns Road, STANSTED, CM24 8JP · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Peter Kirk Education Centre, St. Johns Road, STANSTED, CM24 8JP · More nurseries in CM24
Stations
- Stansted Mountfitchet3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Lower Street, Railway Station and Chapel Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stansted Park3 min walk
- Children's Park11 min walk
- Rochford Square12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 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 Pre-school (Stansted) is a full-day nursery at The Peter Kirk Education Centre, St. Johns Road, STANSTED, CM24 8JP, in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Monkey Puzzle Bishops StortfordFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Magna Carta Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.5 miles
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Manuden Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.7 miles
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.7 miles
- Avanti Meadows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.8 miles
- Forest Hall School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 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 Pre-school (Stansted)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted) Good at its inspection on 1 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted) take?
Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted) is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted)?
Stansted Mountfitchet is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted)?
You can call 01279 814242 and visit www.rainbowstansted.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY427469 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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