Full-day nursery in Rassau, Blaenau Gwent
Acorns Nursery
Rhos Y Fedwen Primary School, Honeyfield Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TA · Getting there
Care Inspectorate Wales ratings
- Well-beingGood
- Care and DevelopmentGood
- EnvironmentGood
- Leadership and ManagementGood
What does this mean?
Care Inspectorate Wales gives each area its own grade: Excellent, Good, Adequate or Poor. There is no overall grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- CIW registrationRegisteredReference SIN-00006969Care Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Inspections on recordDates not published in the registersee the inspection reports on the CIW websiteCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 June 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Childcare Offer for WalesRegistered to deliver the Childcare Offer for WalesCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Flying StartFlying Start childcare providerCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Early educationDelivers funded part-time early educationCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Main languageEnglishCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
In Wales, the Childcare Offer gives eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds up to 30 hours a week of funded early education and childcare, and Flying Start funds childcare for 2-year-olds in eligible areas. Help paying for childcare (gov.wales)
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–15:00
- Weeks open
- Term time only
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rhos Y Fedwen Primary School, Honeyfield Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TA · More nurseries in NP23
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Rassau Spar, Summerfield Road and Rhymney Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Blaenau Gwent there are about 3.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Acorns Nursery is a full-day nursery at Rhos Y Fedwen Primary School, Honeyfield Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5TA, in Rassau, Blaenau Gwent. It is registered for 20 children. It opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri, term time only. Its CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Good, environment Good and leadership and Management Good. CIW gives no overall rating.
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What are Acorns Nursery's opening hours?
Acorns Nursery opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri.
Is Acorns Nursery open all year?
No. Acorns Nursery is open term time only.
What are Acorns Nursery's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Acorns Nursery's CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Good, environment Good and leadership and Management Good. CIW gives no overall rating.
How many children can Acorns Nursery take?
Acorns Nursery is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 20 children at any one time.
Does Acorns Nursery offer funded childcare?
In Wales, the Childcare Offer gives eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds up to 30 hours a week of funded early education and childcare, and Flying Start funds childcare for 2-year-olds in eligible areas. CIW lists Acorns Nursery: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. CIW lists Acorns Nursery: flying Start childcare provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
What is the nearest station to Acorns Nursery?
Ebbw Vale Town is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Blaenau Gwent
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Care Inspectorate Wales · 13 November 2026
- Contains Care Inspectorate Wales data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · CIW service number SIN-00006969 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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