Rainbow Day Nursery

19 Craven Road, Royal Berkshire NHSFT, Reading RG1 5LE
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9.8 16 Reviews
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Care Provided by Rainbow Day Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – NHS Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • Person in charge
  • Michelle Thatcher (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 23
  • Total Places for Children
  • 59
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Christmas & New Year
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Rainbow Day Nursery Reviews (16)

9.8

Rainbow Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Rainbow Day Nursery has 16 reviews.

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Review from S K (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery with very experienced staff.
I have had both my boys go to the same nursery, one now in reception but the youngest still there.
My son loves it in the morning when I drop him off and enjoys the lovely cuddles. The teaching and support for developmental skills is exceptional and
I have noticed a great difference in my child.
Any concerns raised are dealt with properly and in a professional manner.
Amazing team, am very happy to get on with my day at work knowing that my child is well looked after.

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Review from Daniela C (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is 2 years old and has been attending Rainbow Day Nursery since he was 14 months. He always seems so happy there! All of the staff is very loving, caring and supportive. I always found the key workers to be very welcoming, communicative and supportive. They do lots of different activities to
improve children’s learning and development and ensure parents are involved too! Also it’s lovely to see all the pictures and videos of our children that they regularly send. I highly recommend Rainbow Day Nursery.

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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending the nursery for nearly a year and a half. He loves going to nursery and seeing his keyworker. All of the staff are friendly and they all know my son, even if they don't directly work with him.
My son is thriving at this nursery and I can't recommend it enough to my colleagues.
Whilst I am working I know my son is being well cared for and having a great time at nursery.

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Review from Joana A (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are very kind and caring. We feel very welcomed every time we visit. Our daughter made huge improvements since starting nursery. We love the fact we have online updates every day she goes.
Thank you all for your hard work.

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Review from D A (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff who go above and beyond. Staff were reassuring right from the staff, especially the manager. Caring room staff who understand the needs of my baby. Care is exceptional. Thank you for all you do.

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Review from N K (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Honestly, I couldn’t ask for a better nursery and staff to provide me with childcare. The nursery is clean and the staff are great. This nursery caters to all my child's needs i.e. milk-free meals and early morning drop-offs and evening pick-ups. She always has something new to tell me or show me something
she’s learnt that day. They use a very useful app which I use to keep up to date with any news or event happening in the nursery or general activities my child has been up to throughout her day. My child really enjoys being at the nursery and will be sad to leave for school in September.

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Review from A K (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Understanding, caring and normal. Amazing communication and honest approach. I am very satisfied. We have tried different nurseries before. My 2 children attended for 3 years. Early opening and availability throughout the year, including half terms, is a fantastic option for working parents.

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Review from Cameo W (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Rainbow since she was 18 months old. I worried about her socialisation and speech due to being born during Covid, but she has come on leaps and bounds since joining. I am so thankful to all of the staff and managers for how well they look after my daughter, and feel so happy
for her to go to nursery each day.

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Review from L S (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’ve had two children attend this nursery (one of which still attends). Both of my children have enjoyed attending this nursery. Any concerns they will contact you straight away. Equally, if my husband or myself have any concerns with regard to our children’s development or other issues, the staff were
able to help and advise. The staff are very approachable, kind and happy to keep our children in a friendly environment.

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Review from A P (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are so helpful and kind. My children absolutely love going to nursery and have some really special bonds with some of the staff. They all are incredibly hardworking and patient. They always listen to anything you have to say and consider each child as an individual. Many times they have
helped me to exit my children from the building at the end of the day. The updates on the app are beautiful and communication is always excellent.

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Rainbow Day Nursery since she was a year old and will be starting reception in September. She loves attending and has lots of little friends, as well as lovely relationships with the staff. The girls in the nursery worked tirelessly through the pandemic and always ensured
the children were well cared for and safe. They do the best they can with the space within the building and encourage the children to play outside when possible. We will be sad when we don’t have to use the nursery any more but know the staff have made sure the children are as prepared as they can be for the transition to reception.

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Review from Alain B (Father of Child) published on 20 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending Rainbow Day Nursery since September 2022, attending full-time, and is absolutely loving it there. The administration aspect of Rainbow is brilliant - very friendly and easy to deal with - and the nursery nurses are amazing. He has bonded really well with his key worker and
his development has come along leaps and bounds in the time he has attended.

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Review from F W (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started attending nursery when she was 9 months, and now she is 3 years old. We haven’t had a problem with the nursery. They all lovely staff, very caring. We are really please. They always update us with their activities during the day. Uploading photos/videos on the app which is very helpful.

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Review from Leigh W (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter joined the nursery in April 2022 and I have nothing to say but positives. My daughter has thrived in their setting and this nursery supported all of the hospital workers throughout the pandemic. When I was offered a new role in the hospital, the nursery accommodated a change in days and
hours to support this move. My daughter's confidence, amazing speech and happiness is all thanks to the enthusiastic and caring members of staff that work at the Hospital Nursery

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Review from Cameron B (Father of Child) published on 10 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are all so lovely and keep us really up to date with our child’s progress. They clearly engage with the children really well as our little one comes home talking about them and looks forward to going back. The staff take the time to write really nice personalised messages and observations.

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Review from Rachael J (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Rainbow Day Nursery are amazing, they are also kind and caring. Both my kids have been going for a few years and have never been sad or happy to leave me. I know that they are well cared for and that the staff look after them well. On another note the nursery have been amazing through the
pandemic. As an NHS nursery they have strived to keep open to allow us to go to work and have tried their best to make everything run as normal as possible. The manager is always very helpful when I need to change my days due to shift changes which is very helpful. This flexibility is something that is really valuable when you work shift work.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.833)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10 for Rainbow Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.833 for Rainbow Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (123 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 4.833

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Rainbow Day Nursery is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 59 number of registered child places is 11.8, which has been reached with 12 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rainbow Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Rainbow Day Nursery accepts?

Rainbow Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Rainbow Day Nursery Open?

Rainbow Day Nursery is open: Monday 07:00-18:00, Tuesday 07:00-18:00, Wednesday 07:00-18:00, Thursday 07:00-18:00, Friday 07:00-18:00.

How many Children does Rainbow Day Nursery have capacity for?

Rainbow Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 59 Children.

How far is Rainbow Day Nursery to the centre of Reading?

0.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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