Full-day nursery in Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun
Flying Start Centre, Coed Glas, Aberdare, CF44 9DR · 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-00008494-GLDSCare 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 12 June 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
- 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
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Flying Start Centre, Coed Glas, Aberdare, CF44 9DR · More nurseries in CF44
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Colliers` Arms, Pen-yr-Heol and Heol Keir Hardie.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf there are about 4.3 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 Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun is a full-day nursery at Flying Start Centre, Coed Glas, Aberdare, CF44 9DR, in Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is registered for 30 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, 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 is run by Little Inspirations Ltd.
Run by Little Inspirations Ltd (company), which runs 13 nurseries.
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What are Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun's opening hours?
Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What are Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun'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 Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun take?
Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 30 children at any one time.
Does Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun 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 Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. CIW lists Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun: flying Start childcare provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun?
Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun is run by Little Inspirations Ltd, which runs 13 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Inspirations - Flying Start Penywaun?
You can call 01685812151 and visit www.little-inspirations.co.uk.
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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.
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