Nurseries in Colwyn Bay
There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate Wales register in Colwyn Bay, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.
Inspection grades in Colwyn Bay
- Care Inspectorate Wales ratings: 10 settings (4 Excellent, 28 Good, 8 Adequate)
Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.
Childminders and home childcarers
- 12 registered childminders in Colwyn Bay (Care Inspectorate Wales, as at 31 October 2026)
Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.
Nurseries and pre-schools
- Cylch Bod Alaw - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL29 7ST, 54 places
- First Steps Day Nursery (Rhos on Sea) Limited - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL28 4TR, 56 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Adequate in 4 themes
- Kids Planet Meithrinfa Dyddiol Ashbourne House - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL29 7DT, 88 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Kids Planet Meithrinfa Dyddiol West End - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL29 8RR, 54 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Adequate in 4 themes
- Mochdre Playgroup - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL28 5EF, 26 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
- Nant Y Groes Playgroup - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL29 8ET, 40 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Nursery Plus Ysgol Pen Y Bryn - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL29 6DD, 50 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Princess Road Pre-school Nursery - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL29 9PS, 65 places
- Rhos Methodist Playgroup - Pre-school, Colwyn Bay LL28 4DJ, 30 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Rydal Penrhos Pre School - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL29 7BT, 140 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- St. Joseph`s Playgroup - Pre-school, Colwyn Bay LL29 7UU, 30 places
- Ysgol Feithrin Glan Conwy - Pre-school, Colwyn Bay LL28 5NA, 19 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Ysgol Llandrillo yn Rhos daycare - Day nursery, Colwyn Bay LL28 4LX, 88 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Out-of-school clubs and other childcare
- Clwb Ar ôl Ysgol - Ysgol Bod Alaw - Out-of-school club, Colwyn Bay LL29 7ST, 48 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Poor in 1 theme
- Clwb Ysgol Glan Conwy CIO - Out-of-school club, Colwyn Bay LL28 5NA, 18 places
- Dragon Camps - Out-of-school club, Colwyn Bay LL29 7BT, 90 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- St. Joseph`s Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Colwyn Bay LL29 7UU, 30 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Nursery groups with settings here
- Kids Planet Meithrinfa Dyddiol LTD (3 here)
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)
Council area
Sources: Care Inspectorate Wales, registers as at 31 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.