Sessional pre-school in Eckington, Derbyshire
Rainbows Playgroup Ltd
St Peter & St Paul's Church Hall, Church Street, Eckington, SHEFFIELD, S21 4BG · 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 May 2017Reference EY547383Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 May 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 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
St Peter & St Paul's Church Hall, Church Street, Eckington, SHEFFIELD, S21 4BG · More nurseries in S21
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Prince of Wales, Bus Station and Station Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Renishaw Park8 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Stead Street Play Park playground10 min walk
- Stead Street Play Park playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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 Playgroup Ltd is a sessional pre-school at St Peter & St Paul's Church Hall, Church Street, Eckington, SHEFFIELD, S21 4BG, in Eckington, Derbyshire. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Eckington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Halfway Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Mosborough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 1.1 miles
- Halfway Nursery Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Renishaw Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.3 miles
- Shortbrook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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 Rainbows Playgroup Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbows Playgroup Ltd Good at its inspection on 17 May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbows Playgroup Ltd take?
Rainbows Playgroup Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbows Playgroup Ltd?
Halfway is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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 EY547383 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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