Full-day nursery in Hungerford, West Berkshire
Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford
John O'Gaunt School, Priory Road, Hungerford, RG17 0AN · 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 EY537553Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
John O'Gaunt School, Priory Road, Hungerford, RG17 0AN · More nurseries in RG17
Stations
- Hungerford17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including John O'Gaunt School, Priory Avenue Foot and Coldharbour Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bulpit Lane Park playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Berkshire 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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Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford is a full-day nursery at John O'Gaunt School, Priory Road, Hungerford, RG17 0AN, in Hungerford, West Berkshire. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbows Childcare, HungerfordThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hungerford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Oaklands School ages 5–16 1.1 miles
- John O'Gaunt School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 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 Childcare, Hungerford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford Good at its inspection on 2 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford take?
Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford?
Hungerford is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford?
You can call 01488 683545 and visit www.rainbowschildcare.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537553 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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