Buttercups Day Nursery

Cardiff, CF3 2EP

mid-range

AI Summary

Buttercups Day Nursery in Lakeview Business Park, Rumney/Trowbridge (CF3 2EP) is a day nursery where children are described as happy and thriving, supported by strong staff relationships and engaging play.

💡Ask how the key person system currently works in practice (handover, progress updates, and who covers when the key person is absent), as this was an identified improvement area.

Good confidence(62%)

📊How This Compares

💰 Cost-16% vs avg

📅 AvailabilityPossible

✅ RatingNo data

What you'll actually pay each month

This nursery

£1,100 – £1,584

per month (full-time)

Cardiff average

£1,429 – £1,784

per month

💡 Pricing rates

£72.00 per day£350.00 per week£55.00 per day

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Your realistic chances of getting a place

Possible

✨AI estimated

No explicit availability signals are present, so this is scored as a typical nursery where places may be available depending on start date and age group.

⏳ Typical wait: 6 months

Demand by age group✨AI estimated

Based on UK staffing ratios, nursery size, and local demand patterns

Baby

0-2 yrs

High demand

1:3 ratio

Toddler

2-3 yrs

Moderate

1:4 ratio

Pre-school

3-4 yrs

Available

1:8 ratio

Baby places are usually the tightest due to staffing ratios, pressure tends to ease as children move into toddler rooms, and pre-school places are typically easier to accommodate.

✨AI Synthesised

What parents consistently praise

Children appear happy and settled
Strong attachments between children and staff
Good quality day-to-day care
Children enjoy a wide range of play experiences
Children are supported to make choices and decisions

Often suits

• Working parents needing longer day coverage
• Families looking for a settled, attachment-led environment
• Parents who value children having choice and independence in daily routines

May be less suited for

• Parents who want strong evidence of consistently positive parent feedback across multiple reviews

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📆 Last inspected 13 May 2021

✨Our interpretation

The inspection described children as happy and flourishing, with strong relationships with staff and good quality care. It also highlighted that the key person approach was being improved, which matters because it affects how well each child’s needs and progress are tracked day to day. Overall, the findings point to a nurturing environment with a clear area for strengthening consistency in the key person system.

⚠️ Affects daily care

• Key person system improvements were identified and were being addressed

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✨AI-generatedfrom public information

Buttercups Day Nursery is based at Unit C1, Lakeview Business Park on Lamby Way in the Rumney/Trowbridge area of Cardiff (CF3 2EP). The most recent inspection information available describes children as happy and flourishing, supported by strong attachments with staff and good quality care. Children are encouraged to make choices and take part in a broad range of play activities.

Unit C1, Lakeview Business Park Lamby Way

Cardiff, CF3 2EP

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