Shaping Futures - Day Nursery
This provider is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) or equivalent.
This provider was last inspected on: 01/11/2025
This provider has full week vacancies for children aged between 0 months and 16 years. .
This provider is registered for 40 places and is staffed for 40 places.
What we do
We are a Day Nursery located in Llanishen in Cardiff. We cater for children aged 6 weeks - 16 years. We are a unique nursery that offers parents full flexibility of their childcare needs. We are open 7am-8pm Monday - Saturday and 7am-6pm on Sundays. We offer set sessions, and sessions where parents can pay hourly allowing them to choose the hours that suit their families needs (no minimum or maximum hours required), we offer a wrap around service to all local schools in Llanishen. We are also able to pick up and drop children from their homes in our mini van. Parents can have set days each week but also change their days and hours each week depending on their families needs. If you don't need childcare due to holidays or just need to use us on an adhoc basis that's fine you are not required to pay nursery fees if you don't need the childcare. All nappies and food included in the fees
We accept the 30hrs free childcare for children aged 3-4 years if eligible.
Who do we support
We are registered for children aged 6 weeks - 16 years.
We are split over 3 floors allowing all children time to flourish and nurture in their own safe environment.
Our rooms are split into:
Under 2's The Caterpillar Room
2-4 Years The Butterflies Room
Children from Reception - 16 years in the Kids Lair
Can anyone use this service?
The Nursery is open to everyone
Opening Times and Costs
Our opening times and availability
We are available: All year round. We are open all year round. We open bank holidays and weekends as long as we have children booked in.
We can provide wrap around care. We offer a wrap around service to schools local to Llanishen, Cardiff
| Monday | 07:00 | 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:00 | 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00 | 20:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00 | 20:00 |
| Friday | 07:00 | 20:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00 | 20:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00 | 18:00 |
We are open 7 days a week, bank holidays and weekends
About
About our service
This service is provided in English with some bilingual elements.
| Provider has access to support and advice for Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
We work closely with the Early Years Inclusion team for children who may need extra support and use WellComm within the nursery |
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| Provider has a working knowledge of the ALN Act and Person Centred Planning approaches
Yes we work closely with the Early Years Inclusion team to provide the best care for children with additional needs. We support children with their next steps of development |
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Staff have accessed relevant ALN/disability training in the last 2 years? We have staff who have trained with the Early years inclusion team and follow WellCom |
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| Outside space
We have a lovely little garden that has a mud kitchen, gardening planters, sand and water trays |
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| Will you use real nappies for children in your care?
We require a separate drawstring bag to be provided to store soiled nappies in throughout the day |
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| Is the setting pet free?
We currently do not have any pets |
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| Offers Flying Start provision?
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| Offers funded Foundation Phase Nursery places (three to four year old education) | |
| This service is part of the Childcare Offer Scheme | |
| This service accepts childcare vouchers We are signed up with the Tax Free Childcare scheme and Enjoy Benefits at the moment |
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This service is registered with the Tax Free Childcare Scheme We are signed up with the Tax Free Childcare scheme and Enjoy Benefits at the moment no |
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Able to provide emergency/short term care? |
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| Are you able to care for children whose main language is neither English nor Welsh? We will always work with parents to help children settle into nursery who may have English as a second language. We ask parents for key words in their language that the children will understand and then we build from there |
Schools
We drop off at/pick up from these schools:

Social information
Address
You can visit us here:
Unit 10
Cwrt Y Parc
Earlswood Road
Llanishen
Cardiff
Cardiff
CF14 5GH
Website
https://www.shapingfutures.uk/
Contact methods
Telephone: 07745 524520(Shaping Futures)
Email: office@shapingfutures.uk(Nicki Comfort)
Social media
Facebook
Accessibility
Accessible parking
Breastfeeding welcome
Baby changing facilities