Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

Gaer Park Hall, Gaer Park Road, Newport NP20 3NU
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  • Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport, Newport
Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport sits in a convenient location close to Bassaleg and enjoys easy access to Newport City Centre.

The nursery offers a warm and welcoming environment, including a secure garden for children to explore. All meals served at the nursery are cooked fresh on the premises.

With three separate and age-appropriate rooms, children are allowed to learn and grow at their own pace. In the baby room, children are encouraged to develop their sensory skills.

The toddler room is designed for those who are taking their first steps, and has access to the garden and outdoor classroom.

In the preschool room, the three to five-year-olds are encouraged to develop their independence with support from staff.

Care Provided by Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Anna Thomas (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 58
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

  • £69 Full Day 8am-6pm / 7am-5pm
    £55 School Day 9am-3pm
    £46 Half Day 8am-1pm / 1pm-6pm
    £46 Holiday Scheme (Over 5's)


  • Childcare Offer and 3 year old Education funding accepted


Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport Reviews (21)

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Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.819) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport has 21 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter likes Little Inspirations Day Nursery and misses it so much. She misses her friends and teacher. The teachers are so lovely and the nursery is neat and the staff are welcoming and behave professionally. I don't have any complaints against them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really lovely nursery. Our boys love to go in to see all their friends and the teachers. The team of colleagues is very friendly. Plenty of activities. Our older boy is always happy and excited to go in and he is asking to go to see his friends. We are very pleased with this nursery and we would highly
recommend it to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely amazing nursery. Our son has only been attending for a few weeks but we have nothing but a positive experience so far. Our son goes in and comes out smiling. The staff are so friendly and caring and listen to any concerns. Having an app for the nursery also puts our mind at ease and being
made aware of what he eats, when he naps and picture updates as well as being able to speak to the staff when needed. We look forward to him coming on leaps and bounds while attending Little Inspirations and are so glad we picked this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really personable staff, my little boys are always so happy after spending their morning at Little Inspirations Newport. Love the communication from staff during the day and they are prompt to answer any questions in person and via the app. Very happy mama.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great and friendly staff, really helping my child grow and develop. Great regular updates, personalised care, varied diet, and stimulating environment. My child has been going there for over a year, and I am pleased with the care provided so far.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful nursery. My son loves going and has thrived since he started just before turning 1. He's coming up 2 years at the nursery and loves it all the same. I feel confident in sending him (and shortly his sister) to this setting.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nothing but amazing feedback for this nursery. Our child has been going here for 2 years and absolutely loves it. The staff and managers are so friendly and caring. They have worked alongside us and supported us with our child's development, highlighting areas he is excelling in as well as areas he
needs extra support which they have put a robust plan in place to help him. The children do a lot of learning through play indoors and outdoors and we love seeing the pictures they send. We love having access to an app to see how he is eating and sleeping through the day and being able to use this to speak to the staff where needed. Our son has come on leaps and bounds being at this nursery and we are very grateful for everything they have done and do for our family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery with great staff, they are friendly and engaging. They take great care and it's clear they develop caring relationships with the children. We always feel our child is well looked after, she loves going and is very happy to play and go to the workers. The nursery has a great digital app
that keeps you up to date of activities, food and any happenings. It's great for keeping in touch when needed. The food is good quality and varied, our child loves to try new things, they eat like kings and queens.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Inspirations Nursery has given my grandson a fantastic start to his educational career, he has really enjoyed his time at the Nursery making some fabulous friends and great memories. He is always very keen to attend, to meet his friends and teachers. I think he will very much miss everything
about Little Inspirations but he is also so much looking forward to the next stage. Many thanks to everyone at Little Inspirations for making his time there enjoyable.

Reply from Neil Blockley, Commercial Director at Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Professionalism was expected, but I have found Little Inspirations Nursery to go that extra mile and to be caring, considerate, consistent and use excellent communication throughout my grandson's time with them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's the staff that gives Little Inspirations 5 stars for me. They listen, they're super friendly and look after the little ones. You can see it on the kid's faces what they think of them. Thank you to all the staff at Little Inspirations for doing such a wonderful job.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my daughters attend the nursery they are 4 and 2. They thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery and have made lots of connections since being there. The staff are amazing, so caring and professional - I couldn't recommend the nursery enough!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both our children have thrived at Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport. Our son started whilst we were in the pandemic and so we were worried about how he would be, and whilst it got off to a rocky start with some staffing issues, after management took over it has got better and better. We moved
out of the immediate area and so it would have been easier for us to change nurseries but we decided to stay and also put our daughter into Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport as well. She has been well cared for and loves going for the 2 days a week. I think the fact that I and many other parents trust Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport with our most precious loved ones says it all.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little inspirations has been incredibly supportive from the moment my child started. They enjoy going to nursery and will be incredibly sad when the go to school. They have been inclusive in my journey as a parent using cloth nappies and adapting menus to suit my child’s dietary needs. Only small problem
is the daily stuff isn’t always uploaded to the Famly app consistently. But aside from that the whole staff are wonderful and have taken great care of my child.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursey, all the staff are really friendly, my little ones always come home full of smiles, and the pictures they provide always shows him happy too. They provide nice handovers too, about their day, and how they've been. Overall happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great staff who are always friendly, welcoming and answer any questions I may have. My daughter is well looked after and she is happy arriving at nursery which is probably the best feedback. The Famly App is reassuring to keep us updated on some aspects of her day. I'm never quite sure about the activities
she is doing or what she is learning, or even struggling with and feel the App could be used to provide some of this information which is invaluable to parents. We used to get weekly updates on what our child's room had been working on during the week but unfortunately, that stopped a while ago. It's difficult to comment on some of the points below such as resources and cleanliness as due to the pandemic I haven't had the opportunity to see inside. The wraparound for local Primary Schools does seem really limited which is unfortunate.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are amazing!
Always very helpful and I love the app it helps keep me updated on my son’s day.
Th enursery is very clean and tidy.
Lots of toys for my son to play with.
Tasty food for him too.

Reply from Neil Blockley, Commercial Director at Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

Thank you for your review and lovely comments, really good to read and we really appreciate it!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

Staff are fab, kids love them. They will go above and beyond to support your child.
Be aware; management (out of nursery) are very slow to support these staff and cut every corner possible. Communication is poor from the same people.
They pay staff minimum wage - which is the same at most nurseries,
but they do not reward their hard work. Why follow when you can lead? Pay staff better and naturally you will get better staff and happier parents.
Apart from that - the nursery is great, a bit old and needs work done but again management will not be doing this anytime soon! They depend on their staff doing goodwill gestures.

Reply from Neil Blockley, Commercial Director at Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

Thank you for taking the time to provide an overall positive response on the standard of care and quality of the nursery, we are pleased that you would recommend to others. In terms of the facilities and outside space we realise that your child is no longer attending the nursery but we now have a fantastic outside classroom facility which the children love and our artificial grass garden is a safe space for the children to enjoy in all weathers. We value the amazing work and the role that they play in the development and care of these young lives and we are also proud of the individual journeys that they make in their employment with us, and we support and empower them to progress throughout the company. Many will testify that communication is constant and that we certainly do not cut corners in the standard of care we provide or with the employment of our staff, we are sorry that you feel otherwise. Thanks for taking the time to share your views and comments.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl used to attend Little Inspirations before coronavirus and always enjoyed her time here, so when it was time for our 1 year old son to start nursery Little Inspirations was our first choice.


Staff are attentive and caring, and the nursery is a really nurturing environment. There is

a wide range of educational activities and a good variety of healthy meals and snacks, freshly cooked on the premises each day.


Safeguarding and communication with parents is second to none and I love following my little boys day on the parent app, seeing when he’s eaten, been changed or had a little sleep. The staff also send pictures on the app to you too, which is a lovely extra touch, especially in these times.


All in all, I can’t praise the nursery and the lovely staff highly enough, and I am very pleased that there was space for my little boy this year.


Reply from Neil Blockley, Commercial Director at Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started in September 2020, the staff have been fantastic since day 1. He has come on so much and he absolutely loves it. They have done so well in terms to COVID. I am so happy with the nursery and would 100% recommend.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.819)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.819) out of 10 for Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport 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 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 10 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 4.957 for Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport is calculated as follows: ( (112 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 117 Ratings = 4.957

  • 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 4.862 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport is based on 10 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 58 number of registered child places is 11.6. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 11.6 = 0.862

  • 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport

What is the Age Range of Children that Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport accepts?

Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport Open?

Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport is open: Monday 07:00-18:00, Tuesday 07:00-18:00, Wednesday 07:00-18:00, Thursday 07:00-18:00, Friday 07:00-18:00.

How many Children does Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport have capacity for?

Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport has capacity for a total of 58 Children.

How far is Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Newport to the centre of Newport?

1.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.