Education Sector

Non-maintained nurseries

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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.

Our approach
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Inspection guidance resources

These handbooks are valuable resources to gain insights into the standards and methodologies employed during inspections.

Guidance handbook
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Inspection and report schedule

Latest inspection reports

Bridgend County Borough Council 2024-11-28
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin Plant Bach Sarn 2024
Carmarthenshire County Council 2024-11-26
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin Alltcafan 2024
Newport City Council 2024-09-24
Inspection report Little Angels Playgroup 2024 (English only)
Powys County Council 2024-09-24
Inspection report Buttington Trewern Playgroup 2024 (English only)
Monmouthshire County Council 2024-08-21
Inspection report Busy Bodies Playgroup 2024 (English only)
Wrexham County Borough Council 2024-08-20
Inspection report Cylch Meithrin a Ti a Fi Llan-y-pwll 2024
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Inspection schedule

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