Full-day nursery in Roath Park, Cardiff
Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited
Dragonflies Room, Lakeside Primary School, Ontario Way, Cyncoed, CF23 6HB · Getting there
Care Inspectorate Wales ratings
- Well-beingGood
- Care and DevelopmentGood
- 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-00003997Care 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 places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 December 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
- 07:40–18:15
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Dragonflies Room, Lakeside Primary School, Ontario Way, Cyncoed, CF23 6HB · More nurseries in CF23
Stations
- Heath High Level16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Heath Low Level16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Discovery Inn, Lomond Crescent and Caer Cady Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Roath Park7 min walk
- Roath Wild Gardens7 min walk
- Sovereign Chase10 min walk
- Jellicoe Gardens11 min walk
- Nant Fawr Woodlands12 min walk
- Playground11 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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Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited is a full-day nursery at Dragonflies Room, Lakeside Primary School, Ontario Way, Cyncoed, CF23 6HB, in Roath Park, Cardiff. It is registered for 100 children. It opens 07:40–18:15, Mon–Fri. Its CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Good, environment Adequate and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating.
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What are Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited's opening hours?
Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited opens 07:40–18:15, Mon–Fri.
What are Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited's CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Good, care and Development Good, environment Adequate and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating.
How many children can Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited take?
Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 100 children at any one time.
Does Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited 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 Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
What is the nearest station to Dragonflies Out of School Playcare Limited?
Heath High Level is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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-00003997 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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