Sessional pre-school in Southgate, West Sussex
Rainbow Preschool
Southgate Children & Family Centre, Barrington Road, Crawley, RH10 6DG · 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 August 2022Reference 2700516Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 March 2024Food 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
Southgate Children & Family Centre, Barrington Road, Crawley, RH10 6DG · More nurseries in RH10
Stations
- Crawley13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Barrington Road, Southgate Parade and Southgate Avenue South.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southgate Park11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Rackham Close Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Rainbow Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Southgate Children & Family Centre, Barrington Road, Crawley, RH10 6DG, in Southgate, West Sussex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 (November 2026). It is run by Rainbow Pre-School Committee.
Run by Rainbow Pre-School Committee (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rainbow Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Caterpillars Pre-School (Sussex) LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Premier Education - Hilltop Primary SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Friary PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Kids Capers Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at CrawleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southgate Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Hilltop Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Atelier21 Future School ages 4–16 0.6 miles
- Seymour Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 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 Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Preschool Good at its inspection on 5 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Preschool take?
Rainbow Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
Who runs Rainbow Preschool?
Rainbow Preschool is run by Rainbow Pre-School Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Preschool?
Crawley is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Preschool?
You can call 01293 427180 and visit www.rainbow-pre-school.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2700516 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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