Full-day nursery in Cathays, Cardiff
Blue Door Nursery
Blue Door Nursery, 95 Allensbank Road, Cardiff, CF14 3PP · Getting there
Care Inspectorate Wales ratings
- Well-beingGood
- Care and DevelopmentAdequate
- EnvironmentAdequate
- Leadership and ManagementAdequate
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-00003051Care 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 places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Childcare Offer for WalesRegistered to deliver the Childcare Offer for WalesCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Main languageEnglishCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Who runs itLimited companyCare 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
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Blue Door Nursery, 95 Allensbank Road, Cardiff, CF14 3PP · More nurseries in CF14
Stations
- Cathays21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Llanishen Street, Heath Hotel and Companies House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Maindy Park8 min walk
- Roath Pleasure Gardens10 min walk
- Roath Park10 min walk
- Roath Botanic Gardens10 min walk
- Heath Hospital Gardens11 min walk
- Maindy Park Playground8 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 Cardiff there are about 3.4 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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Blue Door Nursery is a full-day nursery at Blue Door Nursery, 95 Allensbank Road, Cardiff, CF14 3PP, in Cathays, Cardiff. It is registered for 30 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Its CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Adequate, environment Adequate and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating.
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What are Blue Door Nursery's opening hours?
Blue Door Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What are Blue Door Nursery's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Blue Door Nursery's CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Adequate, environment Adequate and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating.
How many children can Blue Door Nursery take?
Blue Door Nursery is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 30 children at any one time.
Does Blue Door 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 Blue Door Nursery: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
What is the nearest station to Blue Door Nursery?
Cathays is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blue Door Nursery?
You can call 02920626486 and visit www.bluedoornursery.net.
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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-00003051 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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