Full-day nursery in Welshpool, Powys
Little Acorns Day Nursery
Welshpool Youth Centre, Howell Drive, Welshpool, SY21 7AT · Getting there
Care Inspectorate Wales ratings
- Well-beingExcellent
- Care and DevelopmentExcellent
- EnvironmentGood
- Leadership and ManagementExcellent
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-00012299-BYBCCare 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 places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 13 January 2026Food 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
Welshpool Youth Centre, Howell Drive, Welshpool, SY21 7AT · More nurseries in SY21
Stations
- Welshpool5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Welshpool Raven Square Station (W&LLR)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Howell Drive, Welshpool Railway Station and Masons Yard.
Parks and playgrounds
- Powis Castle Parks7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Powys there are about 2.3 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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Little Acorns Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Welshpool Youth Centre, Howell Drive, Welshpool, SY21 7AT, in Welshpool, Powys. It is registered for 39 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Its CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Excellent, care and Development Excellent, environment Good and leadership and Management Excellent. CIW gives no overall rating. It has a Google rating of 1.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Questions parents ask
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What are Little Acorns Day Nursery's opening hours?
Little Acorns Day Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What are Little Acorns Day Nursery's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Little Acorns Day Nursery's CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Excellent, care and Development Excellent, environment Good and leadership and Management Excellent. CIW gives no overall rating.
How many children can Little Acorns Day Nursery take?
Little Acorns Day Nursery is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 39 children at any one time.
Does Little Acorns 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 Little Acorns Day Nursery: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns Day Nursery?
Welshpool is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns Day Nursery?
You can call 01938 552743 and visit littleacornswelshpool.weebly.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Care Inspectorate Wales · 13 November 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · CIW service number SIN-00012299-BYBC · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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