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Nurseries in Holywell

There are 11 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate Wales register in Holywell, and 6 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Holywell

  • Care Inspectorate Wales ratings: 9 settings (2 Excellent, 31 Good, 2 Adequate)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 2 registered childminders in Holywell (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

  • Carmel Preschool Playgroup - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 8NU, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Cylch Chwarae Treffynnon - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 7NJ, 22 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes
  • Cylch Meithrin Ysgol Mornant - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 9JQ, 28 places
  • Early Explorers Flexi Care - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 7TQ, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes
  • Greenfield playgroup - Pre-school, Holywell CH8 7HR, 25 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
  • Holywell Child Care Ltd - Day nursery, Holywell CH6 6JB, 45 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
  • Kids Planet Meithrinfa Dyddiol Brynford - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 8AD, 90 places
  • Pen-y-ffordd and Fynnongroyw childcare - Pre-school, Holywell CH8 9JA, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes
  • Roots and Wings Child Day Care Ltd - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 7TX, 72 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • The Fun Club at Ysgol Maes y Felin - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 7EN, 26 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Whitford Playgroup - Day nursery, Holywell CH8 9AN, 19 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Clwb Gwenffrwd - Out-of-school club, Holywell CH8 7NJ, 24 places
  • Cool Kidz Club Brynford - Out-of-school club, Holywell CH8 8AD, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Discover and Do - Out-of-school club, Holywell CH8 8NU, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • HCC @ Ysgol Maes Glas - Out-of-school club, Holywell CH8 7JW, 56 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Lafs Club - Out-of-school club, Holywell CH8 8NQ, 32 places
  • St Winefrides Primary School Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Holywell CH8 7NJ, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes

Nursery groups with settings 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

Schools in Holywell

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