Baby Acorns, Roath

42 Partridge Road, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3QX
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9.9 82 Reviews
  • Baby Acorns, Roath, Cardiff
Baby Acorns in Roath near Cardiff city centre, is a bright, spacious nursery with beautiful gardens.

It has sensory equipment, toys and activities to nurture babies and toddlers and encourage them to explore new colours, shapes and activities.

When a baby reaches the age of two and a half, a partner nursery in Oakfield Street will welcome them as they move up, along with their group and key carer.

The children receive nutritious fresh food to feed healthy minds and healthy bodies. The children benefit from a tasty breakfast, a two course lunch, high tea and a 5.30 pm snack. Cooking activities are popular at the nursery, with the children eager to take part in food tasting sessions.

A Forest school, sensory play, music and movement and many other activities all contribute to each child's development.

Care Provided by Baby Acorns, Roath

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Claire Brown (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 21
  • Total Places for Children
  • 55
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 1 months
    • to 2 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays
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Baby Acorns, Roath has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.922) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Baby Acorns, Roath has 82 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After researching numerous nurseries, I and my husband visited 3 of the Acorns nurseries. Baby Acorns was our third visit. As soon as we entered the premises, we were met with such a warm welcome. It was light, airy, exceptionally clean and no smells. We immediately felt this was the right place of
our little one, who has Down Syncome. He was very much at home and even held his arms out to a member of staff. That clinched it for us, we knew this was the right place. Since attending Baby Acorns he has thrived and as a result, we have increased his attendance by an extra morning. We are already recommending this nursery to other people we know.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am really pleased with all the attention and care you give to my daughter. She is always very happy and you can tell she enjoys her activities at the nursery. I love the bright open space in the dinner area/free flow area and the large garden this nursery offers.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have enjoyed their Baby Acorns experience. I know that they are well cared for in a clean but fun environment.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An excellent nursery who always provide faultless care for both my children.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My second child is at Baby Acorns following the fantastic start her brother had. Very happy with everything.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy loves coming to Baby Acorns and we love the way he is looked after and cared for. Our daughter had a fabulous 3 1/2 years with Baby Acorns.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been extremely happy with Baby Acorns nursery. Both my son and daughter have attended the nursery and loved their time here. The staff are all very friendly and give the children lots of care and attention. The activities the children do are varied and far more interesting than at the previous
nursery my daughter went to. The facilities are also excellent.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had a very positive experience and its clear that our daughter loves the time she spends in the nursery. Thoroughly recommended.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff at Baby Acorns, Roath massively contributed to my child's education and happiness and the support and care is second to none. I am delighted my child has spent an incredible 3 years growing and being nurtured by such a hands-on and caring group of individuals. Highly recommended.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A lovely friendly environment that our daughter has settled into brilliantly. She has consistency in her key workers which has helped with her confidence. The nursery environment is clean open and full of exciting and varied things for the children to play with. I am very happy with the service that
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my daughter has been attending Acorns she has come along so much. She is a confident girl. She loves reading, activities, singing and dancing. I believe that Acorns helped her develop in all of the things listed. The staff are amazing so welcoming, always smiling and always taking time and care
for my daughter. I honestly couldn't be any happier with the staff they make you feel really comfortable about leaving our daughter in their care.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very friendly and supportive nursery who always put my child's needs first. Great interaction with staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Friendly accommodating staff is a good environment.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son is always happy in the nursery. We have no concerns or worries. Staff are always very friendly and professional.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Acorns Nursery looks after both my boys and does a fantastic job. We have had our eldest in acorns from 1 till primary school. They have done a fantastic job teaching mu boys excellent socialisation skills and the info we receive each day is top notch. We would not hesitate to recommend Acorns.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been in the nursery since he was 8 1/2 months old and we have been really pleased and happy with the care provided. He settled very quickly and his care has been phenomenal. We chose Baby Acorns based on recommendations from friends/colleagues. The staff are all so approachable and well
trained. I would not have felt as secure at other sites as especially as its set up for babies and sensory play it's been so reassuring.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little girl loves spending time at the nursery. The days are varied and staff are friendly and helpful. We've found the menu options to be great, with a wide variety that changes throughout the year.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is really enjoying his time at Baby Acorns. The staff are very warm and welcoming and have helped him to settle in quickly. We love reading about his day, what he has eaten and done during the day. We never worry about leaving him at Baby Acorns in the morning as we know he is in safe hands.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

During the settling in days, staff were welcoming to us and our daughter. Once she started properly, the report cards are great along with the reports we got from the staff.
When our daughter hurt herself, the staff looked after her brilliantly. The food that is served surpasses our expectations and
we are pleased with the variation. Good work!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have visited 4 different nurseries in Cardiff before sending our 9-month old for 4 full days a week, but this one stood out. This is a very clean (in comparison to others) and well-organised nursery with babies up to the age of 2.5. The care is very good and my daughter loves going there. The staff
is professional and always positive. They change on average 4-5 nappies a day which I am very happy with as never had any nappy rash issues. Meals vary a lot and in 95% my little one eats everything. There is a separate cot room for little babies which was very important point on our checklist. It is quite expensive in comparison to other nurseries in the area but there is no charge for Bank Holidays like in the others.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.922)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.922) out of 10 for Baby Acorns, Roath is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.922 for Baby Acorns, Roath is calculated as follows: ( (166 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 180 Ratings = 4.922

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Baby Acorns, Roath is based on 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 55 number of registered child places is 11, which has been reached with 15 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Claire

Claire Brown

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2011

Claire has recently moved from her position at Acorns House and after maternity leave has joined the team at Baby Acorns as Manager. She likes to welcome the children and parents in the mornings and especially enjoys messy play and singing circle.


Claire enjoys walking her dog Winston outside work.