Nurseries in Rhyl
There are 18 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate Wales register in Rhyl, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.
Inspection grades in Rhyl
- Care Inspectorate Wales ratings: 13 settings (15 Excellent, 26 Good, 11 Adequate)
Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.
Childminders and home childcarers
- 4 registered childminders in Rhyl (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
- Beach House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 3AY, 42 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
- Bees Knees Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 2DA, 44 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 2 themes, Good in 2 themes
- Castle Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 2US, 59 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 1 theme, Adequate in 3 themes
- Cool Cats Club - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 3SU, 60 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
- Cylch Meithrin Ysgol Dewi Sant - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 2RE, 40 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
- Faenol Playgroup Community Interest Company - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 5TG, 24 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Fun Days Day Nursery - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 1EA, 32 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
- Happy Days Childcare Rhyl Ltd - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 3NR, 104 places
- Jesters Out of School Club (Rhuddlan) - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 5AG, 60 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
- Jumping Jacks - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 5TU, 50 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
- Little Explorers Pre-school - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 4DW, 43 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 1 theme, Adequate in 3 themes
- Little Lambs Awel Y Mor - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 5LE, 40 places
- Little Lambs Emmanuel - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 2EG, 61 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
- Little Lambs Pre-school - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 2DE, 26 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
- Rhuddlan Playgroup Plus - Pre-school, Rhyl LL18 5AG, 30 places
- Summerhouse Out of School Club Ltd - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 4DT, 34 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- The Oak Tree Centre - Day nursery, Rhyl LL18 2DY, 135 places
- Trelawnyd Little Learners - Pre-school, Rhyl LL18 6DL, 26 places
Out-of-school clubs and other childcare
- Little Lambs Fun Club - Out-of-school club, Rhyl LL18 5TG, 48 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 2 themes, Good in 2 themes
- Out & About Holiday play scheme for disabled children - Ysgol Tir Morfa - Out-of-school club, Rhyl LL18 2RN, 20 placesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Sensory Sessions - Out-of-school club, Rhyl LL18 2RN, 10 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)
Council area
Schools in Rhyl
Sources: Care Inspectorate Wales, registers as at 31 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.