Rainbow Nursery
Our Ethos
The Daisy and Rainbow Childcare ethos is to provide a safe and happy place for babies and children to learn together through play. Where parents feel reassured that their child’s physical and emotional needs are being met in a nurturing, ‘homelike’ environment.
The Daisy and Rainbow Childcare ethos is to provide a safe and happy place for babies and children to learn together through play. Where parents feel reassured that their child’s physical and emotional needs are being met in a nurturing, ‘homelike’ environment.
Our Nursery
Rainbow Nursery is a bright and airy purpose-designed glass-fronted building on the Mansion Community site in the centre of Totnes town. The library is based above us on the first floor. We have our own enclosed garden.
Rainbow Nursery is a bright and airy purpose-designed glass-fronted building on the Mansion Community site in the centre of Totnes town. The library is based above us on the first floor. We have our own enclosed garden.
Virtual Visit to Rainbow
You can watch our ‘Show-around’ video
We will invite you in to come and visit us in person prior to offering your child a place.
You can watch our ‘Show-around’ video
We will invite you in to come and visit us in person prior to offering your child a place.
Our Sessions
- Rainbow Nursery is open all year round, offering places to babies from 3 months to 4-year-olds.
- We are open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm. We have a few limited spaces available, upon request, between 5 – 5.15pm.
- Childcare is provided flexibly with start and finish times available on the hour across the day between 8am and 5pm. Start times can be 8am, 9am, 10am or 1pm.
- The minimum session time is 4 hours and bookings must be over a minimum of two days.
- Brunch – Between 8am and 9.45am we provide a simple brunch such as cereals, overnight oats, yogurt, fruit, toast, crumpets, muffins etc.
- Lunch – Between 12 and 1pm we provide a home cooked family lunch.
- Afternoon snack/tea – At 3.15pm we provide a simple home cooked snack/light tea such as homemade bread, cheese scones, vegetable muffins etc.
Our Funded Places
Rainbow Nursery offers Government Early Years Funded places, subject to availability.
2 Year olds
Eligible children can access funding from the term after their 2nd birthday.
3 & 4 year olds
Eligible children can access funding from the term after their 3rd birthday.
Rainbow Nursery offers Government Early Years Funded places, subject to availability.
2 Year olds
Eligible children can access funding from the term after their 2nd birthday.
- Targeted 2 year old funding for families in receipt of certain benefits -11 Hours - Check eligibility and apply
- Working entitlement for 2 year olds - 11 Hours - Check eligibility and apply
3 & 4 year olds
Eligible children can access funding from the term after their 3rd birthday.
- Universal Funding -11 Hours - All 3 & 4 year olds - No need to apply.
- Working Entitlement for 3 & 4 year olds - 22 Hours - Check eligibility and apply
Our Fees and Charges
The department for Education’s operation guidance states:
“Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver up to 15 or 30 hours a week of funded high quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, additional hours or additional services -The provider can charge for meals and snacks as part of a funded entitlement place, and they can also charge for consumables such as baby wipes or suncream”
The department for Education’s operation guidance states:
“Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver up to 15 or 30 hours a week of funded high quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, additional hours or additional services -The provider can charge for meals and snacks as part of a funded entitlement place, and they can also charge for consumables such as baby wipes or suncream”
- Hourly Rate for Non-Funded hours: £6.25 for 3 & 4yr olds and £7.00 for under 3s.
- The 5 – 5.15pm slot is £2.50.
- Non-refundable registration fee: £100 for children booking non-funded hours.
- Consumables: Funded children will be charged a consumables fee to cover items used in the care of your child. This is £1 per funded hour (e.g., a child who is claiming 11 hours per week, the fee will be £11 per week) This includes the following: snacks, drinks, arts and craft materials, resources, cleaning products, hand towels, baby wipes etc.
- There will be no consumables fee on the first 11 hours for children who are eligible to the Early Years Pupil Premium or the Targeted 2-year-old funding.
Help with Childcare costs
Working families may be able to get help with childcare costs.
Working families may be able to get help with childcare costs.
- Tax-Free Childcare – if you are earning more than £183 per week and not in receipt of tax credits or universal credit, for every £8 you pay, the government pay £2 (up to £2000 per year)
- Universal Credit – may pay up to 85% of childcare costs.
- For more information on these and all government funding options including how to apply go to https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
OFSTED Report
Our Ofsted Registration Number is 2696001
Our Ofsted Registration Number is 2696001
This link takes you to our previous Ofsted registration which now shows as closed. This is because we re-registered with Ofsted and there are no reports yet under our new registration.
Apply for a place
We invite you to complete our pre-registration form which does not commit either yourselves as parents or ourselves. It will enable us to put your child’s name on our waiting list for a future admission. We will use the information you provide to enable us to contact you within 2 months of the proposed start date to offer your child a place or to inform of the lack of a vacancy.
We invite you to complete our pre-registration form which does not commit either yourselves as parents or ourselves. It will enable us to put your child’s name on our waiting list for a future admission. We will use the information you provide to enable us to contact you within 2 months of the proposed start date to offer your child a place or to inform of the lack of a vacancy.
How to find us
Rainbow Nursery, The Mansion, Fore Street, Totnes TQ9 5RP
Access to the Nursery is pedestrian only.
There are entrances to the site from the main Fore St and from the rear off Victoria St. Parking is not allowed in Victoria Street. There is metered parking on Fore Street and the closest available car-parks are on St Katherine’s Way or in Morrisons car-park in Coronation Rd.
Rainbow Nursery, The Mansion, Fore Street, Totnes TQ9 5RP
Access to the Nursery is pedestrian only.
There are entrances to the site from the main Fore St and from the rear off Victoria St. Parking is not allowed in Victoria Street. There is metered parking on Fore Street and the closest available car-parks are on St Katherine’s Way or in Morrisons car-park in Coronation Rd.
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