Acorns Priory House
Acorns Priory House is a day nursery in Cardiff, with 90 registered places. Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes.
Priory House, 1 Lisvane Road, Lisvane, Cardiff, CF14 0SA
Key facts
- Type
- Day nursery (Full Day Care) (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
- Registered places
- 90 (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 Priory House 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
- Llanishen Village Pre-school Playgroup - Pre-school, Cardiff CF14 5NH, 32 places, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 1 theme, Adequate in 3 themes
- Noahs Ark Nursery - Day nursery, Cardiff CF14 5LZ, 59 places, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 1 theme, Adequate in 3 themes
- Stepping Stones Little Nippers Day Care - Day nursery, Cardiff CF14 5DX, 50 places, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Treetops Playgroup - Day nursery, Cardiff CF14 0SR, 23 places, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes
- Shaping Futures - Day nursery, Cardiff CF14 5GH, 40 places, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Adequate in 4 themes
Schools nearby
- Christ The King R.C. Primary School, under 0.1 miles
- The Court Special School, 0.1 miles
- Llanishen High School, 0.3 miles
- Coed Glas Primary School, 0.4 miles
- Cardiff Montessori School and Nursery, 0.6 miles