Full-day nursery in Gwernaffield, Flintshire
Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield
Community Room Ysgol Y Waun, Y Waen Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DP · Getting there
Care Inspectorate Wales ratings
- Well-beingAdequate
- 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-00010222-PRLGCare 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
- 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 itCharity (charitable incorporated organisation)Care 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
- 08:00–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Community Room Ysgol Y Waun, Y Waen Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DP · More nurseries in CH7
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Links and Hand Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Flintshire 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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Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield is a full-day nursery at Community Room Ysgol Y Waun, Y Waen Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DP, in Gwernaffield, Flintshire. It is registered for 30 children. It opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri. Its CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Adequate, care and Development Adequate, environment Adequate and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating.
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What are Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield's opening hours?
Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri.
What are Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield's CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Adequate, care and Development Adequate, environment Adequate and leadership and Management Adequate. CIW gives no overall rating.
How many children can Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield take?
Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 30 children at any one time.
Does Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield 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 Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. CIW lists Sunbeams playgroup + Gwernaffield: flying Start childcare provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Tools for parents in Flintshire
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · CIW service number SIN-00010222-PRLG · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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