Eckington, SHEFFIELD · S21 4BG
Inspected by Ofsted on 22 May 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Eckington, SHEFFIELD · S21 4BG. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Rainbows Playgroup Ltd in Eckington, SHEFFIELD was last inspected on 22 May 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Rainbows Playgroup Ltd is registered for children aged 2 to 4.
Rainbows Playgroup Ltd is registered for up to 18 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Rainbows Playgroup Ltd has been registered with Ofsted since 9 May 2017. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY547383.