Noahs Ark Nursery

Cardiff, CF14 5LZ59 places
budget
AI Summary

A mid-sized Llanishen nursery where children are reported to be settled and happy with warm staff relationships, with some limits noted around children’s free-choice opportunities.

💡Ask how the nursery balances structured activities with genuinely child-led free-choice play across the day.
Good confidence(62%)
💰Monthly Cost
£1,290–£1,550
20% below local avg
📅Availability
Possible
~3 month wait
👨‍👩‍👧Parents Say
Very positive
5 experiences
Inspection
Adequate
Aug 2023

📊How This Compares

💰 Cost-20% vs avg
📅 AvailabilityPossible
✅ RatingNo data

What you'll actually pay each month

This nursery
£1,290£1,550
per month (full-time)
Cardiff average
£1,766£1,780
per month
💡 Pricing rates
£33/session£60/day£287/week

Your realistic chances of getting a place

Possible
AI estimated
No explicit availability or waiting-list information is provided; with a mid-sized capacity (59) this looks like typical availability for the area.
⏳ Typical wait: 3 months
Demand by age groupAI 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
AI Synthesisedfrom 5 experiences
What parents consistently praise
  • Supportive, caring staff and warm relationships
  • Children are happy and settled
  • Staff understand individual children’s needs (including ALN)
  • Parents feel helped/supported when needed
Often suits
  • Families seeking a warm, relationship-led setting
  • Children who benefit from additional learning needs (ALN) support
  • Parents prioritising a settled, happy nursery experience
May be less suited for
  • Parents who want highly child-led free-choice provision throughout the day

📆 Last inspected 30 August 2023

Our interpretation

The inspection narrative indicates children are settled, enjoy attending, and benefit from warm, appropriate interactions with staff who understand them. The main developmental point raised is that while children can build a wide range of skills, opportunities for fully independent free-choice play appear constrained in some areas. For parents, this suggests a caring environment with generally effective practice, but it’s worth asking how the daily routine supports child-led choices.

😊 Well-being
Adequate
🌱 Care & Development
Adequate
🏠 Environment
Adequate
👔 Leadership
Good
⚠️ Affects daily care
  • Children’s free choice is limited in some ways, which may affect how much children can independently choose activities during parts of the day
📄 View full Care Inspectorate Wales report
AI-generatedfrom public information

Noahs Ark Nursery is a childcare setting in Llanishen, Cardiff (CF14 5LZ) with a stated maximum capacity of 59 places. Public information suggests it operates in Wales and is therefore likely regulated by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) rather than Ofsted; an inspection date is provided as 2023-08-30, but the rating outcome is not available in the supplied data. The inspection summary describes children as settled and developing well with warm staff relationships, alongside some limitations on free choice.

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Opening Hours

Mon07:30:00 – 18:15:00
Tue07:30:00 – 18:15:00
Wed07:30:00 – 18:15:00
Thu07:30:00 – 18:15:00
Fri07:30:00 – 18:15:00

ℹ️About this data

📆 Last updated 9 Feb 2026

Good confidence(62%)

Data from Care Inspectorate Wales, parent experiences.

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