Full-day nursery in Riverside, Cardiff
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna
Green Giraffe Day Nursery, 2 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ · Getting there
Care Inspectorate Wales ratings
- Well-beingExcellent
- Care and DevelopmentGood
- 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-00015417-YHMKCare 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 places96 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
Green Giraffe Day Nursery, 2 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ · More nurseries in CF11
Stations
- Cathays16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Ninian Park17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Cardiff Central19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Sophia Gardens, Talbot Street and Cathedral Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sophia Gardens1 min walk
- Bute Park4 min walk
- Plasturton Gardens5 min walk
- Blackfriars Friary Gardens7 min walk
- Coopers Field7 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- Pontcanna is a full-day nursery at Green Giraffe Day Nursery, 2 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ, in Riverside, Cardiff. It is registered for 96 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Its CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Excellent, care and Development Good, environment Good and leadership and Management Excellent. 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- Pontcanna's opening hours?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What are The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna's Care Inspectorate Wales ratings?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna's CIW ratings (as listed by Care Inspectorate Wales in November 2026) are: well-being Excellent, care and Development Good, environment Good and leadership and Management Excellent. CIW gives no overall rating.
How many children can The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna take?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales for up to 96 children at any one time.
Does The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna 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- Pontcanna: registered to deliver the Childcare Offer for Wales. CIW lists The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna: flying Start childcare provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna?
The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna is run by The Green Giraffe Day Nursery Ltd., which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna?
Cathays is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Green Giraffe Day Nursery- Pontcanna?
You can call 02920226806 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-00015417-YHMK · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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