Acorns Oakfield Street (Roath)

16 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3RD
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9.4 73 Reviews
  • Acorns Oakfield Street (Roath), Cardiff
Acorns Oakfield Street, located near Cardiff city centre, is in a quiet conservation area off Newport Road.

The nursery's team of warm and friendly staff welcomes children aged 18 months to five-years-old. It is the partner nursery for Baby Acorns round the corner in Partridge Road.   

A qualified, early years teacher visits the nursery several times each week for teaching sessions which are carefully planned to inspire the children’s potential for learning.

Qualified Forest School leaders ensure the children learn about the environment around them while Attribute Sports Development work with the children encouraging movement, wellbeing and healthy bodies.

The nursery provides the ideal stepping stone from nursery to primary school with all equipment and resources of high quality and chosen for their play and learning potential.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Zoe Smith-Phillips (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 17

Total Places for Children

  • 49

Age Range

  • from 1 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 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 Oakfield Street (Roath) Reviews (73)

9.4

Acorns Oakfield Street (Roath) has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.390) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Acorns Oakfield Street (Roath) has 73 reviews.

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Review from S B (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A fabulous nursery setting.
The staff are very attentive and welcoming. My child is always excited to go and loves the variety of activities.
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Review from Helen P (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were nervous when our daughters' old Acorns branch closed - we didn't know how another nursery would compete or compare.
But she loves being at Acorns Oakfield Street. The staff have been incredible and made the transition as seamless and painless as possible. She loves Fluffy the tortoise, the
Forest School, the myriad of activities during free flow and we all love the book library and report cards.
We are so grateful to the nursery and its staff for taking such good care of our girl and also for being so welcoming and generous to us as parents. Plus this nursery does the best Christmas concert by far.
The thought, creativity and love that's put into every activity this nursery does it astounding. We feel privileged to have our daughter attending here.
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Review from Katie H (Mother of Child) published on 3 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of our children have attended Oakfield Street Acorns, a fantastic standard of care.
Thank you.
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Review from Y R (Mother of Child) published on 3 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The teachers are very friendly and patient. It has kids only above 2 years old or close to 2. The kids below 2 go to the sister nursey in the next street. My daughter went to this nursery when she was close to 2. With the help from teachers she settled in quickly and after 2 months she really liked
going. The food is very fresh and they have snack time and afternoon tea. The food they provide has a good balance with meat, veg and fruit. They never provide junk food like some other nurseries. They have a specific cook and cleaning staff. So the teachers don't do the cleaning. The nursery is always clean. They have a proper sized garden, two free flows every day, so the kids can spend a lot of time outdoors. Highly recommended to other parents.
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Review from L R (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Oakfield Street since August 2018 and was previously at their sister nursery. During his time here he has thrived and developed close relationships with key staff and begun to develop his first friendships with the children in his group. The range of activities and resources on offer
each day is excellent and the outdoor facilities are particularly impressive. I would recommend to other parents.
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Review from Lisa F (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are so wonderful, very caring in my opinion. The setting and facilities are second to none, the children do so many lovely creative things both inside and out.
I was extremely sad when my daughter had to leave.
Highly recommended!
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Review from Emma M (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Acorns for about two years now and just loves it. The activities are varied and her meals are nutritious and diverse. We have regular updates about activities and events and the nursery and are kept up to date with her development progress with photos and observations.
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Review from Natalie H (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children have attended this nursery and both have been extremely happy and well cared for.
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Review from Leanne (Mother of Child) published on 10 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a wonderful nursery. The manager and her staff do an amazing job of looking after my daughter. She has the most wonderful time there and has developed so much since she started. I feel that she is safe and loved (I don’t worry about her at all when she is there which is priceless), but also
positively challenged to take on tasks that support her learning. My daughter has been there since she was 2 and I am going to miss the nursery when she goes to school later this year. All of the staff are fantastic, she has made some lovely friends and the community of parents is also lovely. I honestly do not have a negative thing to say about Oakfield Street and have recommended the nursery to several people already.
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Review from Mark (Father of Child) published on 4 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The countdown has begun having received a save the date for graduation.
My daughter has attended Acorns from 9 months old on a full-time basis, building friendships with her peers and staff.
Every day is a big adventure from flying in the rocket to space or being a princess in the castle she loves
role play.
The new spring and summer menu has arrived today she enjoyed a beef and mushroom pie, creamy mash potato, peas and carrots followed by mango and pears.
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Review from Diane M (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Acorns are fantastic, they know every single child and exactly whose boots belong to who, whose soft toy is whose, who is allergic to what. They are so engaged with the children and make sure to welcome them in and settle them into their groups.


The facilities at the nursery are fantastic,

lots of different rooms/sections for them including outdoor sections so they can ride bikes, go on a small slide, or go to "forest school" in the back garden. There's also a covered outdoor activity area so on mildly rainy days they can still get fresh air. Inside, their eating area is in a beautiful little conservatory area. The food is high quality -- the nursery has recently won an award for healthy eating.


The children undertake so many interesting activities - plenty of activities, crafts, stories, sports, role play, learning Welsh, etc. all in line with a sort of curriculum - but then also have time for free flow playing.


Thank you Acorns for taking such great care!

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Review from Kristy J (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Oakfield Street Acorns (Roath) for 2 years and I’ve been extremely happy with the care, attention, learning and development she receives. She enjoys every single day. The staff are particularly attentive to her needs and development and I love the bond she has with her key workers.
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Review from Sarah D (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A lovely, friendly, well-resourced nursery. They offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities, including Forest school for the pre-school group, which my son loves. The staff are caring and friendly and get to know the children's needs, personalities and likes/dislikes really well. I have sent
both of my children to this nursery, the first was 5 years ago, and I would recommend it to anybody looking for a nursery for their child.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.390)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.390) out of 10 for Acorns Oakfield Street (Roath) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 7 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.976 for Acorns Oakfield Street (Roath) is calculated as follows: ( (83 Excellents x 5) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.976
  2. 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 4.414 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Acorns Oakfield Street (Roath) is based on 7 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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 = 3.7
    2. 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 49 number of registered child places is 9.8. 7 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.8 = 0.714
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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Zoe

Zoe Smith-Phillips

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 1989

Zoe is our longest-serving staff member and brings a wealth of experience both as a Nursery Nurse and a Nursery Manager. Zoe has worked in multiple Acorns nurseries and has a Level 5 in Leadership and Management in childcare learning and development.

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