Full-day nursery in Mount Pleasant, Neath Port Talbot
PALS Daycare
Gnoll Primary School, Wellfield Avenue, Neath, SA11 1AQ · 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-00006146Care 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 places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate Wales · checked 13 November 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 September 2026Food 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
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
- Mon07:30–18:00
- Tue07:30–18:00
- Wed07:30–18:00
- Thu07:30–18:00
- Fri07:30–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Gnoll Primary School, Wellfield Avenue, Neath, SA11 1AQ · More nurseries in SA11
Stations
- Neath10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Cedar Road, Wellfield Avenue and Gnoll Primary School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Gardens5 min walk
- Gnoll Estate Country Park5 min walk
- Mount Pleasant Park9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 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 Neath Port Talbot there are about 3.7 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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PALS Daycare is a full-day nursery at Gnoll Primary School, Wellfield Avenue, Neath, SA11 1AQ, in Mount Pleasant, Neath Port Talbot. It is registered for 24 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Thu; 07:30–17:30, Fri. 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.
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What are PALS Daycare's opening hours?
PALS Daycare opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Thu; 07:30–17:30, Fri.
What are PALS Daycare's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
PALS Daycare'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 PALS Daycare take?
PALS Daycare is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 24 children at any one time.
Does PALS Daycare 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 PALS Daycare: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. CIW lists PALS Daycare: flying Start childcare provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
What is the nearest station to PALS Daycare?
Neath 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-00006146 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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