Full-day nursery in Caterham, Surrey
Rainbows Day Nursery
The Pavilion, White Knobs Way, Caterham, CR3 6RH · 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 January 2013Reference EY457163Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 May 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
The Pavilion, White Knobs Way, Caterham, CR3 6RH · More nurseries in CR3
Stations
- Caterham11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including White Knobs Way and Longsdon Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Timber Hill Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground10 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 Surrey there are about 2.6 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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Rainbows Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Pavilion, White Knobs Way, Caterham, CR3 6RH, in Caterham, Surrey. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 18 reviews (November 2026).
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| Rainbows Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Caterham Prep ages 4–11 0.6 miles
- Essendene Lodge School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- Oakhyrst Grange School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- St Francis Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2021 1.4 miles
- Audley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 1.4 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 Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbows Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbows Day Nursery take?
Rainbows Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbows Day Nursery?
Caterham is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbows Day Nursery?
You can call 01883 330335 and visit www.rainbowscaterham.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY457163 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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