Sunflower Day Nursery

Cardiff, CF24 0EB50 places

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AI Summary

A city-centre, full-day nursery in Brunel House on Fitzalan Road offering care from birth to 8 years with long opening hours and a 50-child capacity.

💡This setting emphasises consistent relationships with staff and routine—ask about their minimum attendance expectations and how they support settling-in across the baby, nursery and pre-school rooms.

Good confidence(72%)

📊How This Compares

💰 Cost+12% vs avg

📅 AvailabilityPossible

✅ RatingNo data

What you'll actually pay each month

This nursery

£1,716 – £1,760

per month (full-time)

Cardiff average

£1,399 – £1,706

per month

💡 Pricing rates

morning £52afternoon £50full day £78morning £50afternoon £48fee: £50.00fee: £50

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Your realistic chances of getting a place

Possible

✨AI estimated

With a 50-place capacity and strong parent feedback but no clear statement of immediate vacancies, availability is likely to be average for a city-centre full-day nursery.

⏳ 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 typically fill fastest due to tighter staffing ratios, while preschool places are generally easier to accommodate as children move up and some transition to school settings.

✨AI Synthesisedfrom 5 experiences

What parents consistently praise

Warm, supportive staff and strong relationships with children
Children settle well and enjoy attending
Clean, tidy environment with good facilities
Varied activities and engagement throughout the day
Reassuring, family-like feel for parents at drop-off

Areas some parents note

Concerns raised about food quality/nutrition
Concerns raised about sleep arrangements/supervision at rest times

Often suits

• Working parents needing long day coverage (7:00–18:30)
• Families wanting continuity from baby through early school age
• Parents who value a close staff-child relationship and routine

May be less suited for

• Parents who prioritise highly structured nutrition standards and want detailed reassurance on menus and sleep routines

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📆 Last inspected date unknown

✨Our interpretation

For parents, the most practical areas to explore are how meals are planned for different ages and how sleep/rest is managed for babies and toddlers. Ask to see a typical menu, how allergies and weaning are handled, and what the nursery’s routine is for naps (including where children sleep and how they are monitored). A visit at a mealtime or around nap time can be especially informative.

⚠️ Affects daily care

• Food and mealtime practice (nutrition, suitability for babies, consistency)
• Sleep and rest-time arrangements (comfort, supervision, safe sleep routines)

📋 Administrative only

• Policies and records that evidence safe sleep and nutrition standards in day-to-day practice

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✨AI-generatedfrom public information

Sunflower Day Nursery is a full-day childcare setting in Brunel House on Fitzalan Road in central Cardiff, offering places from birth to 8 years. It operates Monday to Friday from 7:00am to 6:30pm across most of the year and has a maximum capacity of 50 children. The nursery describes an open-plan, light-filled environment with on-site security and daily use of English with Welsh included in activities.

Sunflower Day Nursery (cardiff) Ltd

Cardiff, CF24 0EB

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