Nurseries in Gwynedd

There are 80 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate Wales register in Gwynedd, and 7 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Gwynedd

Care Inspectorate Wales ratings: 50 settings (22 Excellent, 140 Good, 35 Adequate, 2 Poor)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Childminders and home childcarers

41 registered childminders in Gwynedd (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

Barmouth Oasis Nursery - Day nursery, Barmouth LL42 1PH, 41 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 2 themes, Good in 2 themes
Caban Cegin - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 1ST, 73 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Caban Ogwen - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 3EH, 50 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Caban Y Faenol Cyf - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 2NN, 56 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Canolfan Deulu y Bala - Day nursery, Y Bala LL23 7UU, 100 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
Clwb Bontnewydd - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 2UF, 49 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Clwb Ein Harglwyddes - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 4SG, 30 places
Clwb Plant Segontiwm Cyf. - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 2AT, 24 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 1 theme, Adequate in 3 themes
Clwb Ty Wendy Abercaseg - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 3PL, 30 places
Coed Ffynnon - Day nursery, Criccieth LL49 0NT, 40 places
Criw Eirys - Day nursery, Y Bala LL23 7UB, 19 places
Cylch Bodfeurig - Pre-school, Bangor LL57 4RN, 17 places
Cylch Meithrin Aberdaron - Pre-school, Pwllheli LL53 8BP, 11 places
Cylch Meithrin a Chlwb Gofal Waunfawr - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 4YY, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Bethel - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 1AX, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Bontnewydd - Pre-school, Caernarfon LL55 2UF, 24 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Bro Dysynni - Pre-school, Tywyn LL36 9SG, 15 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Caban Hirael - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 1BA, 18 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Cae Top - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 2GZ, 74 places
Cylch Meithrin Carmel - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL54 7AA, 12 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Cefnfaes - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 3DT, 35 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Chwilog - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 6PS, 14 places
Cylch Meithrin Corris - Pre-school, Machynlleth SY20 9TQ, 18 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Criccieth - Day nursery, Criccieth LL52 0RR, 30 places
Cylch Meithrin Deiniolen - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 3LP, 27 places
Cylch Meithrin Dinas Llanwnda - Pre-school, Caernarfon LL54 5UB, 12 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes
Cylch Meithrin Dolbadarn - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 4UR, 16 places
Cylch Meithrin Dolgellau - Day nursery, Dolgellau LL40 1DE, 48 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Dol-Y-Bont - Day nursery, Machynlleth SY20 9LN, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Edern - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 8YS, 12 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 1 theme, Adequate in 3 themes
Cylch Meithrin Ffestiniog - Day nursery, Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 4ND, 16 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Groeslon - Pre-school, Groeslon LL54 7DG, 24 places
Cylch Meithrin Harlech - Day nursery, Harlech LL46 2UE, 18 places
Cylch Meithrin Llanbedr - Day nursery, Llanbedr LL45 2NW, 16 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Llanbedrog - Day nursery, Pwllhei LL53 7NY, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Llangybi - Pre-school, Pwllheli LL53 6DQ, 16 places
Cylch Meithrin Llanllyfni - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL54 6SH, 30 places
Cylch Meithrin Llanrug - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 4AL, 40 places
Cylch Meithrin Maesincla - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 1DF, 26 places
Cylch Meithrin Nefyn - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 6EA, 23 places
Cylch Meithrin Penrhyndeudraeth - Day nursery, Penrhyndeudraeth LL48 6AE, 40 places
Cylch Meithrin Pentreuchaf - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 8DZ, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Penygroes - Day nursery, Penygroes LL54 6RL, 64 places
CYLCH MEITHRIN PLAS PAWB - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 1DF, 24 places
Cylch Meithrin Pont y Gof - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 8RA, 17 places
Cylch Meithrin Porthmadog - Day nursery, Porthmadog LL49 9NU, 20 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
Cylch Meithrin Pwllheli - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 5AR, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Rhostryfan - Pre-school, Caernarfon LL54 7LR, 26 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
Cylch Meithrin Seiont a Pheblig - Pre-school, Caernarfon LL55 2RS, 26 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes
Cylch Meithrin Tal y Bont & Llandygai - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 4HU, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Talysarn - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL54 6HL, 24 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
Cylch Meithrin Trawsfynydd - Day nursery, Trawsfynydd LL41 4SG, 20 places
Cylch Meithrin Tregarth - Pre-school, Bangor LL57 4AW, 24 places
Cylch Meithrin TY Mabon Tywyn - Day nursery, Tywyn LL36 9ET, 30 places
Cylch Meithrin Y Felinheli - Day nursery, Y Felinheli LL56 4TZ, 59 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
Cylch Meithrin Y Ffôr - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 6UP, 24 places
Cylch Meithrin y Garnedd a Clwb Ffrindiau Y Garnedd - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 2LX, 97 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes
Cylch Meithrin y Gelli - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 1DU, 26 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin Y Gorlan Fach - Day nursery, Porthmadog LL49 9RN, 16 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
Cylch Meithrin y Gromlech - Day nursery, Dyffryn Ardudwy LL44 2EP, 24 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
Cylch meithrin Y Tonnau - Day nursery, Barmouth LL42 1NF, 24 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Dwylo Da - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL54 6HD, 24 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Garn Bach Tryweryn - Day nursery, Gwynedd LL23 7NT, 19 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 1 theme, Adequate in 3 themes
Little Deer's Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Gwynedd, Wales LL57 2NX, 43 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Adequate in 3 themes, Poor in 1 theme
Lle'chi - Day nursery, Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3UL, 35 places
Meithrinfa Babinogion Day Nursery - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 2HH, 54 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Meithrinfa Blagur Cyf - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 7YW, 37 places
Meithrinfa Enfys Fach Pwllheli - Day nursery, Pwllheli LL53 5NU, 35 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Meithrinfa Ffalabalam Cyf - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 2BX, 116 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Adequate in 4 themes
Meithrinfa Hen Felin - Day nursery, Porthmadog LL49 9RN, 40 places
Meithrinfa Hen Ysgol - Day nursery, Porthmadog LL49 9DS, 75 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes
Meithrinfa Ogwen Cyf. - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 3RU, 41 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Adequate in 3 themes, Poor in 1 theme
Meithrinfa o law i law - Day nursery, Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3UR, 28 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Meithrinfa Pitian Patian Llanwnda - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL54 5SD, 52 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Meithrinfa Plas Pawb - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 1DF, 52 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Meithrinfa Seren Fach - Day nursery, Dolgellau LL40 2RW, 42 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
O law i law - Day nursery, Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3UA, 45 places
Plant Parciau - Day nursery, Caernarfon LL55 1TS, 56 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
The Margaret Barnard Playgroup Association - Day nursery, Tywyn LL36 9PR, 45 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Tir na n-Og Daycare and Child Research Centre - Day nursery, Bangor LL57 2PZ, 50 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Caban Ogwen Tregarth - Out-of-school club, Bangor LL57 4PG, 40 places
Clwb Cwl Pitian Patian - Out-of-school club, Caernarfon LL54 5SD, 32 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 2 themes, Good in 2 themes
Clwb Plant Bethel - Out-of-school club, Caernarfon LL55 1AX, 23 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Clwb Plant Dyffryn Nantlle - Out-of-school club, Caernarfon LL54 6RL, 40 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Clwb y Grug - Out-of-school club, Caernarfon LL55 4AL, 24 places
Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
Forest school - Out-of-school club, Bangor LL57 3DN, 30 places
Ysgol Eifion Wyn Clwb Cwl - Out-of-school club, Porthmadog LL49 9HW, 60 places

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)

Towns in Gwynedd

Schools in Gwynedd

Schools in Gwynedd council area

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