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Acorns ONS

Acorns ONS is a day nursery in Newport, with 120 registered places. Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes.

Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Duffryn, Newport, NP10 8XG

Key facts

Type
Day nursery (Full Day Care) (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Registered places
120 (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Main language
English (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Flying Start childcare
Not offered (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Childcare Offer for Wales
Offered (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Funded early education (nursery education)
Not offered (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)

Opening hours

Term time:

  • Monday to Friday: 07:30 - 18:00

School holidays:

  • Monday to Friday: 07:30 - 18:00

Source: Care Inspectorate Wales service directory

Who runs it

Acorns ONS is run by Acorns Nurseries Ltd (Care Inspectorate Wales register).

Latest inspection

  • Well-being: Excellent
  • Environment: Excellent
  • Care and Development: Excellent
  • Leadership and Management: Excellent

Source: Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Care Inspectorate Wales ratings

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) rates childcare settings on four themes: well-being, care and development, environment, and leadership and management. Each theme is rated Excellent, Good, Adequate, Poor.

There is no overall rating: read the four themes together.

Source: Care Inspectorate Wales

Funded childcare hours in Wales

Parents of 3 and 4 year olds can apply for up to 30 hours a week of government funded nursery education and childcare (the Childcare Offer for Wales): at least 10 hours of nursery education and up to 20 hours of childcare, for up to 48 weeks of the year. Nursery education hours are applied for separately, through your council.

Flying Start funds 12.5 hours a week of childcare for 2 year olds. It is being made available across Wales starting with the most disadvantaged areas.

Source: GOV.WALES: Get up to 30 hours of childcare for 3 and 4 year olds · GOV.WALES: Get help from Flying Start (checked 31 October 2026)

Other nurseries nearby

  • Acorns Duffryn - Day nursery, Newport NP10 8TG, 48 places, 0.4 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
  • Flying Start Little Buttercups Playgroup - Pre-school, Duffryn NP10 8WP, 25 places, 0.5 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
  • Sunflower Cwtch - Day nursery, Newport NP10 8WP, 38 places, 0.5 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
  • Wibli Wobli Nursery - Day nursery, Newport NP10 8BD, 100 places, 0.6 miles
  • Castle Kids Childcare - Day nursery, Newport NP20 3GY, 40 places, 0.8 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 2 themes, Good in 2 themes

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