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.
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Ways to improve
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Featured Non-maintained nurseries resources
Inspection guidance resources
These handbooks are valuable resources to gain insights into the standards and methodologies employed during inspections.
Latest articles
Blog posts and news articles relating to the Non-maintained nurseries sector.
Inspection and report schedule
Latest inspection reports
Gwynedd Council
2025-03-25
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin Tal y Bont Llandygai 2025
Conwy County Borough Council
2025-03-25
Inspection report Llandudno Junction Playgroup 2025 (English only)
Bridgend County Borough Council
2025-03-25
Inspection report Banana Moon Day Nursery Bridgend 2025 (English only)
Gwynedd Council
2025-03-25
Inspection Report Cylch Meithrin Ffestiniog 2025
Torfaen County Borough Council
2025-02-24
Outcome of Estyn review Two Counties Creche CIC 2025 (English only)
Carmarthenshire County Council
2025-02-14
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin Cefneithin Gorslas 2025