Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School

Almners Priory, Almners Road, Lyne, Chertsey KT16 0BH
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9.8 235 Reviews
  • Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School, Chertsey
Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School provides an exceptional environment and a wonderful quality of care and development for babies and young children from three months up to five years of age. It is their aim to ensure that children 'graduate' to Big School having grown into confident, caring, independent people who are prepared in every way for the next stage of life's learning journey.

Rainbow children enjoy five acres of gardens including nine well-equipped, enclosed, all-weather playgrounds, their own animal sanctuary, galleon, Teletubby hill, allotments, and a children's maze. They also have a double-decker bus, a farm classroom and Forest School sessions are run everyday whatever the weather.

A highly qualified team of staff draw upon a huge range of knowledge, experience and resources to ensure that the children get the maximum learning and development out of enjoying themselves, playing and having fun.

Visit them to see how they can satisfy your childcare needs.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Alison & Mark Watson
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Gemma Chitty (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 55

Total Places for Children

  • 224

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Lots of on-site parking available

Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (235)

9.8

Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.828) out of 10, based on 40 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School has 235 reviews.

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Review from Gemma B (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Rainbow since 2018 and is 3 years old. My twin girls who are 10 months have just started.


I am a key worker and have returned to work as my maternity leave has finished. Returning to work after maternity leave is an anxious time but with the current climate, it brings with

it so many more anxieties. Not only were the girls going for the first time, my son had not been for 6 weeks.


We have always been happy with Rainbow but the way they have been during this period of time has only confirmed that they are a fantastic nursery. All of the girls working there are wonderful, welcoming and show such care for all the children. I was worried that no one would ever be able to tell my twin girls apart and they’d become one person, that just has not happened and they are very much individuals.


It has provided us with an element of normal back into our lives in such a strange time.

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Review from Emily B (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her time at Rainbow Day Nursery and truly enjoys going in every day. After a tearful first few weeks, my daughter now happily walks in and waves me goodbye excited to see what exciting new things she will do each day. Could not recommend Rainbow Day Nursery enough.
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Review from Robert K (Father of Child) published on 10 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We moved our son to Rainbows in Lyne after a bad experience with another nursery and reading great reviews for Rainbows. From day one, we saw a great improvement in our son's behaviour and attitude. This was all down to the great, kind, caring and dedicated staff who really helped with his happiness
and wellbeing. I can't speak highly enough of all the staff and especially the Manager. They are constantly thinking of new ideas to educate and entertain the children.
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Review from Ivy (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started to attend Rainbow Nursery from July. He is behind in his learning and speech development but we have seen a tremendous improvement in him in the past few months. This is all down to the great support, patience and knowledge of special needs children from the staff and carers at Rainbow.
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are also very pleased with the facilities especially the vast outdoor area for play and education.
My son loves going to nursery every day, playing and learning under excellent care.
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Review from Jenny (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I’ve had three children attend Rainbow and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. All of my children have loved their time there and made such progress in their learning, confidence and social skills. The facilities and outdoor space is excellent, and the children get to do a really wide range of activities.
The biggest asset though is the staff - they are always so welcoming, kind and genuinely care about the children they look after. A really lovely nursery.
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Review from Kirsty C (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Rainbow stood out as a choice for us with its fantastic grounds and facilities for the children but also the clear support and care the children receive.
Our child is extremely happy being at Rainbow, learning new things every day, bringing them out of their shell and making friends.
As much as they
focus on development, they also allow them to be children and enjoy their days!
Thank you, Rainbow for making parenting a lot easier for us, knowing our child is cared for.
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Review from Priyanka (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We started when my little one was ten months old. As she had travelled quite a lot prior to her start date she had a very difficult time settling in. All the staff were very positive and although it took more than the usual days to settle in, her carers have been extremely patient and have given much
more attention. I was very worried initially because of my little one crying and screaming mostly but I was given confidence and encouraged to continue further. Two months down the line, she is very comfortable and playful and now enjoys her days. They have different kinds of activities and the place is clean. They also give a detailed run through at the end of the day. Very happy I chose Rainbow Nursery and will definitely recommend.
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Review from Danielle M (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is attending Rainbow and has been since he was one. My daughter who is only three months is already signed up to start when she turns one. The staff are wonderful, very caring competent and obviously adored by my son. He has been incredibly well taken care of and the nursery have even accepted
additional training for some staff to give my son special medical treatment if he has a seizure. They really do go above and beyond to take the best care of your children.
He loves it at Rainbow and is always entertained, gets lots of outdoor time, which he loves, and has learnt so much from the organised activities.
I would definitely recommend this nursery.
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Review from Amy B (Mother of Child) published on 22 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely wonderful nursery. The staff are so friendly and attentive to the children. Our son enjoyed his time here so much and he always came home happy. The staff always knew what he had been up to for the day, what he had eaten, and how he had been and they would always take the time to feed that
back. Rainbow has played a crucial role in our son's development at such an important time in his life and we would not hesitate to trust them with that again. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a nursery.
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Review from Amy M (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have used this nursery for both of my children and couldn't recommend highly enough. There is nothing I could fault.
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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our eldest son will be leaving Rainbow Nursery this summer after nearly four wonderful years. The nursery has been fantastic, lovely and loving carers, great opportunities, firm friends made. The nursery has unusually large and varied grounds which mean the children get to spend a lot of time outside
when the weather is good - and even when it's not so good they're not afraid to bundle them into raincoats and find some puddles to splash in. There seems to be a good balance of education, activity and fun. Carers are loving and good-humoured but don't shy away from discipline and try to instil independence in the children. Fortunately, our younger son is still only two, so we have another couple of years of Rainbow even after our eldest starts school.
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Review from Lucy O (Mother of Child) published on 12 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Rainbow Nursery is absolutely outstanding! I would highly recommend it. My son has loved his time at Rainbow and he has developed and learnt so much since being there. The staff and management are amazing! Thank you Rainbow.
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Review from Caroline A (Mother of Child) published on 12 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have had 2 children attend Rainbow nursery from 11 months old. They have both loved their time at Rainbow Nursery. The grounds are amazing and the staff have always been great.
We will miss everyone at Rainbow.
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Review from Natalie B (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has loved his time at Rainbow and he was there for 3 years. I was so happy with the way Rainbow was run, the staff are always so lovely and approachable and the outside space the kids have is amazing. Well run and a true family feel.
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Review from Emma S (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have loved our time at Rainbow. Seen our daughter's development and making friends. Her love for the outdoors has grown with the vast outdoor spaces and we have loved all her carers and staff at Rainbow.
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Review from Justina W (Mother of Child) published on 17 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little one has been attending Rainbow Day Nursery full time for almost a year now and I could not have been happier with the care she receives there. Facilities, particularly outdoors, are exceptional and the lovely carers provide a safe environment for her to play and learn.
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Review from Hugh G (Father of Child) published on 11 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 11-month-old daughter has been at Rainbow Nursery for a few weeks now and absolutely loves it. The staff are so welcoming and the variety of activities is excellent. It makes such a difference leaving a child somewhere you know that they are happy and well looked after. The variety extends to the
menu and the range of meals that my daughter has enjoyed is fantastic. The facilities are excellent and the ratio of staff to children is great. We have not had a negative experience since we started here and we are looking forward to seeing our daughter go up through the years. We also like that the facility feels very secure and people take the access protocols seriously. It is very reassuring to know that our daughter is safe and secure while she is developing, learning and being entertained.
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Review from Jo C (Mother of Child) published on 11 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been at Rainbow since she was 6 months old and had formed attachments to her key workers and enjoys attending nursery.
The routine is great and the outside space is not found at many nurseries.
Her development is great and Rainbow staff deserve some credit for their part in this.
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with parents is excellent.
Highly recommend.
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Review from Justine L (Mother of Child) published on 11 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Rainbow for 18 months now and enjoys it very much. After a difficult start for him (lots of separation anxiety), the staff at Rainbow were fantastic, very supportive and helped him and I through it. Couldn't praise them enough.
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Review from Chante W (Mother of Child) published on 11 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is in Cygnets 1. My son absolutely loves Cygnets and I feel it's the best class he has ever been in and the staff there are all so caring and friendly. He has progressed huge amounts from his speech to his confidence to his ability to communicate and engage with other children without being hesitant.
His main key worker is fabulous and always has a bright, bubbly and enormous personality which my son thrives off and although he may play me in the mornings, he absolutely loves going and seeing her. Two other ladies are also fabulous and I haven't got 1 bad word to say about any of them. Massive appreciation to the girls in Cygnets, it's not an easy job to do but to see your child develop and be so content with them makes you happy and comfortable leaving them. Thank you girls.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.828)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.828) out of 10 for Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 40 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 40 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.935 for Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (452 Excellents x 5) + (23 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 479 Ratings = 4.935
  2. 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 4.893 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Rainbow Day Nursery & Pre-School is based on 40 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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
    2. 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 224 number of registered child places is 44.8. 40 Positive Reviews ÷ 44.8 = 0.893
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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