Education Sector
Non-maintained nurseries

Non-maintained nurseries
We celebrate the successes, highlight areas for improvement and focus on what’s important for learners in non-maintained nurseries.
Explore advice and tools created for those working in nursery settings.
More information about our work is available below.

Ways to improve
Estyn are here to help you. Explore our vast wealth of improvement resources.
Inspection guidance resources
These handbooks are valuable resources to gain insights into the standards and methodologies employed during inspections.

Inspection and report schedule
Latest inspection reports
Wrexham County Borough Council
2025-04-25
Inspection report Cefn Mawr Playgroup Bright Stars Playgroup 2025 (English only)
Gwynedd Council
2025-04-24
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin Seiont A Pheblig 2025
Conwy County Borough Council
2025-04-24
Inspection report Cynfran Pre-School 2025 (English only)
Carmarthenshire County Council
2025-04-15
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin Carreg Hirfaen CIO 2025
Isle of Anglesey County Council
2025-04-01
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin Llanfairpwll 2025
Powys County Council
2025-04-01
Inspection report Llyswen Ladybirds 2025 (English only)