Full-day nursery in Penarth Moors, Cardiff
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay
Unit 2, Dunleavy Drive, Cardiff, CF11 0SR · 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-00008297-QHRGCare 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 places90 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
- 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
Unit 2, Dunleavy Drive, Cardiff, CF11 0SR · More nurseries in CF11
Stations
- Cogan14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Grangetown (Cardiff)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Dunleavy Drive, Wilcox House Park & Ride and Celtic Gateway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grangemoor Park2 min walk
- Ferry Road Park9 min walk
- Playground8 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 Cardiff there are about 3.4 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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The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay is a full-day nursery at Unit 2, Dunleavy Drive, Cardiff, CF11 0SR, in Penarth Moors, Cardiff. It is registered for 90 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–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. It is run by The Green Giraffe Day Nursery Ltd..
Run by The Green Giraffe Day Nursery Ltd. (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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What are The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay's opening hours?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What are The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay'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 The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay take?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 90 children at any one time.
Does The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay 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 The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. CIW lists The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay: flying Start childcare provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay is run by The Green Giraffe Day Nursery Ltd., which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay?
Cogan is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Cardiff Bay?
You can call 02920399397 and visit greengiraffenursery.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · CIW service number SIN-00008297-QHRG · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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