St. Donats Nursery Ltd. (Outdoor Nature Childcare Nursery) - Day Nursery

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   This provider is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) or equivalent.

   This provider was last inspected on: 02/02/2024.

  This provider has full week vacancies for children aged between 2 years and 10 years. We currently have sessions available.

  This provider is registered for 22 places and is staffed for 22 places.

What we do

St Donats Nursery aims to:
• Provide high quality day care that enhances the development, care, and education of pre-school children in a safe and stimulating environment, where they can learn through play in partnership with parents/carers.
• Embrace the ethos and principles of Early Years Wales.
• Embrace the principles of The Curiosity Approach, Loose parts, Play work Theory and Forest School.
• Enable each child to reach their full potential.
• Create a happy, secure, and caring environment.
• Help each child to develop self-respect, good manners, and consideration for others.
• Make full use of their surrounding environment (castle, grounds, farm, beach, woods, orchard, and gardens).
• Encourage enjoyment of books, singing, music and art.
• Provide facilities for physical activities including games, dance, and movement.
• • Provide opportunities to explore, investigate and make choices.

Who do we support

St Donats Nursery Ltd welcomes every child.
We accept children from the age of 2 years old up to 5 years old.

During Holiday Club, we accept children from the age of 2 years old - 10 years old.

Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can use the resource

  Our opening times and availability

We are available: all year round. We are not open during the Christmas and Summer Holidays.

We can provide wrap around care. Wrap around care is available if a certain number require it.

Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 13:00

We do also provide Holiday Club for 2 - 10 year old children during the half term. Nursery children can choose to attend or not. This does not include the Christmas and Summer holidays when we are closed.

  Our costs

Please contact us for cost information

  About our service

The language spoken in our setting is English medium setting with some bilingual elements.

Provider has access to support and advice for Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
We have support through the Vale of Glamorgan Council
Provider has a working knowledge of the ALN Act and Person Centred Planning approaches
Staff have attended the following training: Person Centred Practice Inclusion for All Working Together in the Early Years The Early Years ALN Process
Staff have accessed relevant ALN/disability training in the last 2 years?
Via the Local Authority. Person Centred Practice Inclusion for All Working Together in the Early Years The Early Years ALN Process
Outside space
We are primarily an outdoor setting. We have 2 yurts and a sheltered pergola for use.
Will you use real nappies for children in your care?
We encourage free choice however, we do not have the onsite facility to wash them.
Is the setting pet free?
We do invite companies/visitors with pets for educational sessions.
Offers Flying Start provision?
No
Offers funded Foundation Phase Nursery places (three to four year old education) No
This service is part of the Childcare Offer Scheme
This service accepts childcare vouchers
This service is registered with the Tax Free Childcare Scheme
Able to provide emergency/short term care? Yes
Are you able to care for children whose main language is neither English nor Welsh?
No

We drop off at/pick up from these schools:

  • Llantwit Major School
  • St Illtyd Primary School
  • Wick And Marcross C/W Primary
  • Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant
  • Ysgol y Ddraig

 Address

 You can visit us here:

Atlantic College
St. Donat's
Llantwit Major
CF61 1WF

Contact methods

 Accessibility

  • Accessible parking

 Opening times

Monday - Friday 08:00am - 16:00pm

Open during Half term
Closed during Summer Holidays
Last updated: 25/04/2025