Baby Acorns

Baby Acorns is a day nursery in Cardiff, with 55 registered places. Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes.

42 Partridge Road, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3QX

Key facts

Type: Day nursery (Full Day Care) (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Registered places: 55 (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: Not 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

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

Latest inspection

Well-being: Good
Environment: Good
Care and Development: Good
Leadership and Management: Good

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 Oakfield Street - Day nursery, Cardiff CF24 3RD, 49 places, under 0.1 miles
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
St. Aubin nursery LTD - Roath - Day nursery, Cardiff CF24 3RE, 40 places, under 0.1 miles
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
Meithrinfa Y Pelican Cyf - Day nursery, Cardiff CF24 3DZ, 47 places, 0.2 miles
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Maes y Morfa - Day nursery, Cardiff CF24 1DW, 17 places, 0.3 miles
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Little Angels Flying Start - Happy Days - Pre-school, Cardiff CF24 0JF, 28 places, 0.4 miles
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes

Schools nearby

St Peter's R.C. Primary School, 0.1 miles
Stacey Primary School, 0.3 miles
Cardiff Academy, 0.3 miles
Adamsdown Primary School, 0.4 miles
Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary School, 0.4 miles