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Little Stars

Little Stars is a pre-school in Newtown, with 19 registered places. Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme.

Maesyrhandir CP School, Plantation Lane, Newtown, SY16 1LQ

Little Stars is at Maesyrhandir C.P. School.

Key facts

Type
Pre-school (Sessional Day Care) (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Registered places
19 (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
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)
Offered (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)

Opening hours

Term time:

  • Monday to Friday: 08:45 - 15:00

School holidays:

  • Monday to Friday: 08:45 - 11:15

Source: Care Inspectorate Wales service directory

Who runs it

Little Stars is run by Powys County Council Child Care and Play Services (Care Inspectorate Wales register).

Latest inspection

  • Well-being: Excellent
  • Environment: Excellent
  • Care and Development: Excellent
  • 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

  • Curious World Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newtown SY16 4LE, 56 places, 0.3 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Blodau Bach Trehafren - Pre-school, Newtown SY16 1QB, 24 places, 0.4 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Cylch Meithrin y Drenewydd - Day nursery, Y Drenewydd SY16 1JE, 56 places, 0.5 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Hope Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newtown SY16 1JD, 49 places, 0.6 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Maldwyn Nursery & Family Centre - Day nursery, Newtown SY16 1DE, 70 places, 0.6 miles
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 1 theme, Good in 3 themes

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