Childcare in Cardiff

Woodville Road Nursery in Cardiff is a 40-place setting where children are described as happy, settled, and encouraged to make choices across a wide range of activities.

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.

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.

A Montessori-style nursery on The Parade in Roath/Cardiff (CF24 3AB) for babies through to pre-school age, offering long weekday hours in a carefully designed, homely learning environment.

A Montessori-positioned nursery in Cardiff Bay (CF11 0SR) with a modern, refurbished environment and a strong focus on children feeling safe, happy, and independent.

Plantos Day Nursery is a 74-place nursery in Old St Mellons, Cardiff (CF3 5XA), offering long opening hours plus holiday club and wrap-around care for local schools.

A large day nursery near Cardiff city centre, set across three renovated Victorian houses with spacious gardens, an outdoor classroom and an art studio, offering care from 6 weeks to 5 years.

Montessori-inspired day nursery and preschool in Pontcanna (Cathedral Road) offering full-day care nearly year-round with a strong emphasis on nurturing staff and outdoor play.

A small, homely nursery in Pontcanna/Canton near Radnor Primary School, known for a Montessori-led approach, organic food, and a calm environment where children settle quickly and build independence.

Ladybirds Day Nursery Limited in Cardiff (CF5 2SH) is a larger day nursery (up to 120 places) offering 07:30–18:00 care with a clear learning-through-play focus and a settled, secure atmosphere for children.

A Cardiff (CF14 6HL) nursery with a strong emphasis on children’s well-being, close staff-child bonds, and building independence and confidence.

Acorns Priory House in Llanishen (CF14 0SA) is a day nursery known for child-led learning, strong children’s participation, and warm staff relationships across full working-day hours.

Playbox Nursery (Bronwydd Avenue) in Penylan, Cardiff is a 40-place nursery with a play-based approach where children are described as happy, settled, and supported by positive staff relationships.

Ocean Day Care Nursery in Cardiff (CF24 5PG) is a 48-place nursery offering long days (7:30am–6:30pm) with a focus on children feeling settled, safe and valued.

Blue Door Nursery is a day nursery on Allensbank Road in Heath, Cardiff, where children are described as happy and supported to make choices in their day.

Miri Mawr Nursery in Llandaff North, Cardiff (CF14 2JH) is a 36-place setting with good inspection judgements across wellbeing, learning, environment and leadership.

Lighthouse Nursery in Thornhill (CF14 9GA) is a small, term-time, sessional nursery offering a warm, play-based environment with strong staff-child relationships and regular outdoor learning.

Little Haven Nursery in the Cardiff CF5 area is a 36-place setting offering full-day childcare with meals/snacks included and a focus on children feeling confident and settled.

Rainbow Creche is a small childcare setting in Ely, Cardiff (CF5 4HB) with up to 20 places and an emphasis on giving children opportunities to make choices and decisions.

Little Angels Flying Start Grangetown is a small Flying Start childcare setting based at Grangetown Nursery School on Avondale Road, Cardiff, offering session-based early years provision for up to 16 children.

The Learning Tree in Cardiff (CF24 5XH) is a 66-place nursery where inspection findings highlight settled children, strong staff-child relationships, and a calm, secure environment.

A 55-place nursery in Pontcanna/Cardiff with published 2025 fees and an inspection summary describing children as happy, settled and safe, but with limited publicly available review and availability data.

A small Montessori nursery in Llandaff North (CF14 2FF) focused on happy, settled children, strong staff relationships, and independence-building play.

The Laurels in Morganstown (CF15 8LB) is a 77-place nursery where children are described as happy and settled, with strong relationships and lots of choice-led activities.