Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Wern Fawr House, Eastern Business Park, Wern Fawr Lane, St Mellons, Cardiff CF3 5XA
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9.9 106 Reviews
  • Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons), Cardiff
At Plantos Day Nursery, staff understand that the early years are the foundation of every child's intellectual, social and behavioural development and as a result they strive to provide the best caring environment that encourages learning through play, fun ...and bilingualism.

Staff ratios are constantly checked and kept throughout the day to ensure your child receives the most attention and care. All staff have up to date first aid qualifications ensuring health and safety at all times.

The setting's culture is one of continual improvement and innovation. The philosophy is to provide a bilingual upbringing at an early age that gives a head start to children giving them more opportunities later on in life.

Care Provided by Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Lowri Mifsud
  • Person in charge
  • Sarah Phillips & Amy Birch (Managers)
  • Admission Criteria
    • none
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 26
  • Total Places for Children
  • 74
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 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

Funding & Fees Guide for Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

  • £61/£66 per full day but other sessions are available.


  • Parking
  • There are reserved secure parking spaces to the rear of the nursery in the main car parking area. These allow you to safely walk your child around on the footpath to the main entrance.


Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons) Reviews (106)

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Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.864) out of 10, based on 31 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons) has 106 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Child-friendly, excellent support from the staff, good outdoor facilities and activities. Easy access to the nursery, good and secure, excellent diet plan, excellent communication and updates from the staff regarding the child's day to day activities.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you so much for your review. We really appreciate it and will pass it on.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We joint Plantos nursery in October 2020 and I can confidently say that staff and management have done an excellent job in my husband's and my eyes. We love the approach they have taken with our child and all the support they have provided us with. It is a great nursery to start your child's journey
into adult life.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you for the kind feedback. We always appreciate reviews. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Approachable and friendly staff who keep you well informed of your little one's day via the app or when you pick up. They offer a lovely menu and have a great nursery, I know my son absolutely loves it there.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you for the kind feedback. We always appreciate reviews. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter loves going to Plantos. As full-time parents, it is extremely reassuring to send your child to a place where they are well taken care of. The staff are excellent. I highly recommend Plantos and have suggested it to everyone who asks me for a good nursery.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you for the lovely comments! We will definitely add all these lovely reviews to our Quality Assurance Report!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good nursery, no issues whatsoever. They offer an early start as well. Good food and activities. EyLog app is very useful. Have worked very hard throughout the pandemic to ensure we could keep working in the hospital.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you for the fab review. We appreciate your response and the work you also do as front line key workers. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We would highly recommend Plantos as a setting for a child to grow and be nurtured. Our youngest has attended since she was a tot and has flourished in all the age group rooms. The staff are attentive, caring and hugely professional, and have continued to be so throughout an enormously challenging time.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you so much for the recommendation. It truly means a lot to us and it will be passed on to the whole team. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Plantos nursery since she was 11 months old. She is now 17 months and I cannot believe how much she has progressed and developed since attending the nursery. The staff are absolutely fantastic. They are all so friendly and approachable and each caters to my daughter's
individual needs. I also like the fact that you can track their daily logs and progress on the app. My daughter always comes out happy and smiling. I cannot recommend this nursery enough!

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you so much for the recommendation. It truly means a lot to us and it will be passed on to the whole team. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are friendly and approachable, my son loves going to nursery and eats really well there. The staff are great at following guidance with regard to Covid and I feel safe to leave my child in their care.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you so much for the review. We are very grateful.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son absolutely loves coming to Plantos, he has made some really good friends and amazing connections with the girls who work there. He has come on leaps and bounds since being at Plantos. I would 100% recommend to anyone looking for a nursery.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you so much for the lovely review. We will make sure that all the team receives your feedback. Thank you.


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The staff at Plantos are so approachable and friendly, my daughter was nervous at first and with their skills and expertise, she looks forward to attending nursery every Tuesday. I recently recommended Plantos to a work colleague and his daughter will be starting soon also. They are absolutely brilliant,
the nursery is so colourful and inviting and the Eylog app is fab, it's lovely to have updates sent to me throughout the day. I was so surprised at how quickly the staff came to recognise me and know me too, even with my mask on!

Reply from Lowri Mifsud, Owner at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you so much for the lovely review and for also recommending us. We will make sure that all the team receive your feedback. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son loves Plantos. The staff are so kind and caring and clearly know the children so well. They have been really understanding with some changes in circumstances too.

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The staff at Plantos are so friendly and approachable, very informative at handovers and extremely helpful when it came to setting our child care arrangement, as well as helping out little on settle in. Varied menu, which helps the kids explore great outdoor facilities for adventurous minds and always
clean. Lovely nursery all-round!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my girls love the nursery and all the staff. They always look forward to going there and sharing their time with their friends. There's a good variety of food and activities for all ages. There are also occasional visits off-site which they always enjoy. There are wonderful outdoor play spaces
both front and rear so the girls are never short of fresh air and open play time.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you for the review.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, we have been so thrilled with the nursery since he started. The girls cannot do enough for him and he is happy going there to play with his friends.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you!


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The team are just fantastic. Well trained and so friendly, our daughter has developed so quickly over the last few months of attending this nursery. We have been so pleased with the decision to send our daughter to Plantos and recommend it to any parents who are looking around at the moment. Our daughter
loves the staff and has learned to sing, dance, paint, communicate and play at such speed since being in their care.
Thank you to the whole team, you really have made it a pleasure to send our daughter to you every day!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful nursery staff are a credit. Very friendly and caring my grandson loved going there. Highly recommended.

Reply from Lowri Mifsud at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons)

Thank you so much for your review. We really appreciate it.


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Leaving my grandson at Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons) is something I can now do without any concerns. He loves it there and to me, it is like a family from home. They really look after him. He has made lots of new friends and developed through the activities they offer. Their gardens are great and
the staff make the most of taking them outside. I am so pleased I chose Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons).

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very caring and friendly.
The menu is very varied and age appropriate.
All ages get to go on educational trips.
My son is well socialised and confident.
Some of the outside space might look a little tired and in need of redecoration but this is no reflection on the service we have
received. Everyone is brilliant.
We highly recommend Plantos.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff within this nursery are the biggest asset. There is a warm, loving and empathetic feel throughout the nursery, especially the pre-school room in which my son attends. The staff know the children very well hence they are able to cater to children's individual needs.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An outstanding learning and caring establishment. The children are always so happy there due to the attentive staff.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.864)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.864) out of 10 for Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons) 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 31 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 31 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 4.864 for Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons) is calculated as follows: ( (326 Excellents x 5) + (34 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 368 Ratings = 4.864

  • 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 Plantos Nursery (Old St Mellons) is based on 31 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 74 number of registered child places is 14.8, which has been reached with 31 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 (3)

Sarah

Sarah Phillips

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2004

SARAH PHILLIPS


POSITION: Operations Manager


TIME AT PLANTOS: 17 years


THE BEST THING ABOUT PLANTOS: The solid reputation it has within the local community supported by parents and valued team members.


FUN FACT: I really like mango however I am allergic to it.


Amy

Amy Birch

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2004

POSITION: Learning & Development Manager


TIME AT PLANTOS: 17 years


THE BEST THING ABOUT PLANTOS: Knowing the positive impact we have on children’s learning experiences prior to state school.


FUN FACT: I was a ballerina with the Royal Academy dance school until I was a teenager.


Gemma

Gemma Evans

Job Title: Deputy manager

Joined: 2012

POSITION: Deputy Manager


TIME AT PLANTOS: 9 years


THE BEST THING ABOUT PLANTOS: The flexibility allows me to work around my children and their needs.


FUN FACT: I won the cutest baby competition on my first ever holiday.