Full-day nursery in Red Scar, Lancashire
Rainbow Wood Day Nursery
60-61 Roman Way Industrial Estate, Ribbleton, PRESTON, PR2 5BE · 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 2016Reference EY536975Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
60-61 Roman Way Industrial Estate, Ribbleton, PRESTON, PR2 5BE · More nurseries in PR2
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lancashire 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 Wood Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 60-61 Roman Way Industrial Estate, Ribbleton, PRESTON, PR2 5BE, in Red Scar, Lancashire. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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| Rainbow Wood Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Preston Grange Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- Highfield Priory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Moor Nook Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- Brookfield Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.4 miles
- The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 miles
- Samlesbury Church of England School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Rainbow Wood Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Wood Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Wood Day Nursery take?
Rainbow Wood Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
How do I contact Rainbow Wood Day Nursery?
You can call 01772 797593 and visit www.rainbow-woodpreston.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.
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY536975 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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