Full-day nursery in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Fun Foundations Day Nursery
Vale Forge, North Road, Cowbridge, CF71 7DF · 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-00003601Care 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 places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 October 2025Food 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
- 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
Vale Forge, North Road, Cowbridge, CF71 7DF · More nurseries in CF71
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Cowbridge Town Hall, Town Hall and Town Hall Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Twt Park playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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 Vale of Glamorgan there are about 2.7 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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Fun Foundations Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Vale Forge, North Road, Cowbridge, CF71 7DF, in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. It is registered for 81 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. It is run by Fun Foundations Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Fun Foundations Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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What are Fun Foundations Day Nursery's opening hours?
Fun Foundations Day Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What are Fun Foundations Day Nursery's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Fun Foundations Day 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 Fun Foundations Day Nursery take?
Fun Foundations Day Nursery is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 81 children at any one time.
Does Fun Foundations Day 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 Fun Foundations Day Nursery: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. CIW lists Fun Foundations Day Nursery: flying Start childcare provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs Fun Foundations Day Nursery?
Fun Foundations Day Nursery is run by Fun Foundations Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Fun Foundations Day Nursery?
You can call 01446771117 and visit www.funfoundations.wales.
Tools for parents in Vale of Glamorgan
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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-00003601 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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