Full-day nursery in Windmill Hill, Kent
The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery
The Old Casino, 85-87 Wellington Street, GRAVESEND, DA12 1JQ · 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 December 2015Reference EY496377Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 February 2026Food 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 Old Casino, 85-87 Wellington Street, GRAVESEND, DA12 1JQ · More nurseries in DA12
Stations
- Gravesend10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including William Street, The Grove and Clarence Row.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gordon Gardens9 min walk
- Fort Gardens9 min walk
- Gordon Promenade12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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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The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old Casino, 85-87 Wellington Street, GRAVESEND, DA12 1JQ, in Windmill Hill, Kent. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Wrotham Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Chantry Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Bronte School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Whitehill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Saint George's Church of England School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 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 The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery take?
The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery?
Gravesend is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Rainbow Tree Day Nursery?
You can call 01474 491273 and visit www.therainbowtreedaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY496377 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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