Full-day nursery in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Rainbows 2
24 Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1DG · 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 February 2024Reference 2781948Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 June 2025Food 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
24 Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1DG · More nurseries in NE26
Stations
- Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Cullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Avenue - Whitley Road, Park Avenue-York Road and York Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitley Park5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Whitley Bay Water Park playground7 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 North Tyneside there are about 3.5 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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Rainbows 2 is a full-day nursery at 24 Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1DG, in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Good Time Childcare Limited.
Run by Good Time Childcare Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbows 2This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Acorns ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Kids Planet MonkseatonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Rainbow ChildcareFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Cullercoats Methodist Church PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Zone 4 KidsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Gems of The SeaFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Marine Park First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Rockcliffe First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Coquet Park First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Appletree Gardens First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Cullercoats Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.8 miles
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Southridge First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 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 Rainbows 2's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbows 2 Good at its inspection on 8 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbows 2 take?
Rainbows 2 is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Rainbows 2?
Rainbows 2 is run by Good Time Childcare Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rainbows 2?
Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2781948 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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