St Thomas Flying Start
St Thomas Flying Start is a pre-school in Swansea, with 20 registered places. Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes.
St. Thomas Community Primary School, 80 Grenfell Park Road St. Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8EZ
Key facts
- Type
- Pre-school (Sessional Day Care) (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
- Registered places
- 20 (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)
- Not offered (Care Inspectorate Wales service directory, as at 31 October 2026)
Opening hours
- Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 15:30
Source: Care Inspectorate Wales service directory
Who runs it
St Thomas Flying Start is run by City and County of Swansea Child Care and Play Services (Care Inspectorate Wales register).
Latest inspection
- Well-being: Good
- Environment: Good
- Care and Development: Good
- 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
- Appletree Nursery - Day nursery, Swansea SA1 8QY, 42 places, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
- St Joseph's Cathedral Wraparound - Pre-school, Swansea SA1 2BE, 40 places, 1.0 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
- Hafod Rainbows Flying Start - Pre-school, Swansea SA1 2LT, 24 places, 1.0 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Ladybirds Pentrechwyth Flying Start - Pre-school, Swansea SA1 7AP, 16 places, 1.1 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
- Little Petals - Waun Wen Flying Start - Pre-school, Swansea SA1 2BZ, 20 places, 1.1 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Schools nearby
- St Thomas Community Primary School, 0.2 miles
- Danygraig Primary School, 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Cathedral Primary School, 1.0 miles
- Hafod Primary School, 1.0 miles
- Swansea Sixth Form College, 1.1 miles