Full-day nursery in Caldicot, Monmouthshire
Little Gems
Durand Junior & Infants School, Alianore Road, Caldicot, NP26 5DF · 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-00015672-LWTFCare 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 places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Childcare Offer for WalesRegistered to deliver the Childcare Offer for WalesCare 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
- 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
- 09:00–15:00
- Weeks open
- Term time only
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Durand Junior & Infants School, Alianore Road, Caldicot, NP26 5DF · More nurseries in NP26
Stations
- Caldicot9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Kestrel Close, Comprehensive School and Gray Hill Surgery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Caldicot Castle and Country Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Caldicot Soft Play playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Monmouthshire there are about 2 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 Gems is a full-day nursery at Durand Junior & Infants School, Alianore Road, Caldicot, NP26 5DF, in Caldicot, Monmouthshire. It is registered for 40 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. It is run by Monmouth Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Monmouth Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Questions parents ask
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What are Little Gems's opening hours?
Little Gems opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri.
Is Little Gems open all year?
No. Little Gems is open term time only.
What are Little Gems's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Little Gems'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 Little Gems take?
Little Gems is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 40 children at any one time.
Does Little Gems 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 Gems: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs Little Gems?
Little Gems is run by Monmouth Day Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Gems?
Caldicot is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 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-00015672-LWTF · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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