Acorns at USW Treforest

University of South Wales, Llantwit Road, Treforest, Pontypridd CF37 1DL
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  • Acorns at USW Treforest, Pontypridd
The newest addition to the Acorns family, this light and airy purpose built nursery can be found on the University of South Wales Pontypridd site at Treforest. Located on Llantwit Road, 5 minutes from the A470, this nursery is perfectly placed for travel in or out of Cardiff and the Valleys.

The nursery management team have had over 20 years experience working within Acorns. Staff and student children from USW as well as children from the wider community are welcomed into the picturesque nursery setting. Each group has their own base room and access to the tree-lined garden area enabling them to freely move between stimulating activities in the indoor and outdoor environment. All equipment is of the finest quality, chosen for its play and learning potential and is age appropriate to ensure that babies and children are learning through play.

The outdoor environment means that the children can hear the waterfall behind the nursery and the birds singing all day long. The pre-school children enjoy a woodland trail walk to the dedicated forest school area The covered outdoor area and open garden ensure that learning and fun continue whatever the weather.

Care Provided by Acorns at USW Treforest

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Natalie Pocknell (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 60
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 4 years 11 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

Acorns at USW Treforest Reviews (102)

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Acorns at USW Treforest has a Review Score of 10 (9.991) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Acorns at USW Treforest has 102 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has been at Acorns at USW Treforest since February 2018. The staff are amazing with him and he loves going into nursery. He does lots of arts and crafts and there are always lots of other activities for the children to do. I love that we get pictures home of him doing the activities along
with his day card so that we can share them with the rest of the family and join in with what he's doing.


The staff are really welcoming and clearly care for the children that they are looking after. There is a wide variety of food on offer to the children, which is all cooked on the premises. The nursery also provides nappies and creams for the children as part of the fees paid.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

One of the great place to be for kids to learn and have activities. The management is amazing.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.991)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.991) out of 10 for Acorns at USW Treforest is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 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 4.991 for Acorns at USW Treforest is calculated as follows: ( (321 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 324 Ratings = 4.991

  • 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 Acorns at USW Treforest is based on 27 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 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 27 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)

Natalie

Natalie Pocknell

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2010

Natalie has worked for the Acorns since 2010. She enjoys building relationships with children and watching them flourish.


Natalie has enjoyed developing her career within Acorns after starting with the company as a housekeeper.