Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail

Tonyrefail Community School, Gilfach Road, Tonyrefail, Porth CF39 8HG
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Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail offers children an excellent start in life in a purpose-built, open-plan setting.

The nursery is based on one level to accommodate wheelchair users and also provides a large garden for children to enjoy and explore. Inside, there are two playrooms with age-appropriate resources.

The playrooms are divided into play areas for language, construction, free play and more to offer a diverse and exciting range of activities.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Person in charge

  • Rhian Symons (Managers)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Total Places for Children

  • 50

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • £70 Full Day 8am-6pm / 7am-5pm
    £56.50 School Day 9am-3pm
    £46.50 Half Day 8am-1pm / 1pm-6pm
    £46.50 Holiday Scheme (Over 5's)

  • Flying Start, Childcare Offer and Education funding accepted

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

  • 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Onsite parking available within the school grounds.

Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail Reviews (37)

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Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.849) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail has 37 reviews.

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Review from A B (Grandmother of Child) published on 26 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love how happy my granddaughter is at Little Inspirations, I have seen her do so much fun but educational things with the team. Who are amazing, they take such good care of the little ones that attend.
Gives such comfort to know your child is in safe hands and being well looked after.
I highly
recommend this nursery to any parent looking for a place for their child.
They also have such a varied choice of foods all nutritious and healthy.

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

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Review from K J (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are friendly and approachable, they go above and beyond for all of the children and my son has thrieved in this setting.
My sons speech has improved, along with his social skills.
He loves coming everyday.

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

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Review from J F (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Friendly, caring and helpful staff.
My child loves attending and comes home happy.
I have no worries with my child's safety while attending which is the most important thing.
I genuinely have nothing negative to say at this time.

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

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Review from Cherie K (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The activities set for the children are fantastic. When photos are taken my little one seems to be fully engaged and enjoying the tasks set. The food they eat has good variation and staff are friendly. The management team are great working alongside parents and are eager to help when required.

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

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Review from Connor R (Father of Child) published on 25 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic, my son has loved his time in nursery and he had learned quite a bit aswell. It will be a shame for him to leave but he is going to love moving up into the big school with all the other children

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

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Review from K H (Mother of Child) published on 24 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We've loved our time with Little Inspirations. The staff are so friendly and my little one fell in love with an assistant in her first room. She took a little time when progressing to the older room but is now really happy again. She's happy to go & always happy and smiling leaving too.
She enjoys
herself there & the food is nutritionally great with a good variety. Much better than other nurseries I've seen. I'm confident in their safeguarding approach & leaving her there each day. They always have great activities for the children to take part in too which I love and find really important. They're proactive in resourcing toys, furniture etc. to create a new environment for the children to play in which I also love.
There's not been much availability recently for extra days etc. but they've been great at accommodating for later in the year when there will be more availability again which has been great.
Really happy with the staff & the facilities and would definitely recommend.

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

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Review from Luke E (Father of Child) published on 24 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter goes two days a week, always positive feedback when my wife collects and good information on the app. Recent parents evening was very good and I believe the nursery is helping my daughter grow and develop. All staff are very friendly have seem some in the community and always make time to
speak. Both room leaders really make an effort on every interaction and you can see how much they enjoy working with my daughter. The return of the manager has also been massive for the setting in my opinion.

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

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Review from R F (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Little inspirations Tonyrefail are second to none and have been absolutely fabulous with both my children. My youngest started there in February 2025 and is really thriving. Staff are responsive and caring and the admin side of things seems very organised. If I could give them 10 stars
I would- can't thank them enough for what they do!

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

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Review from D J (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery with dedicated and welcoming staff. Really helped bring my daughter out of her shell and prepared her for school. The staff go above and beyond for the children and are always creating fun activities to support the children in fun but educational play. Couldn't recommend the nursery
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Reply from Neil Blockley, Commercial Director at Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail

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Review from N J (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

My little girl has been going here for about about a year now and really enjoys it. The nursery do a wide variety of tasks and learning for the children. The weekly projects are always really interesting and it's nice to receive updates and photos when they do these. The staff are all absolutely lovely
and a credit to the nursery. My only criticism is that the updates and photos are lacking and usually only one photo per week is received which is disappointing.

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

Thank you for your review and comments and how highly you rate the care your daughter receives. We do balance the amount of time staff spend taking photos and updates for parents on the tablet devices due to the amount of children we care for, we want to ensure that their time is mostly spent interacting, caring and undertaking activities directly with the childre, but we do appreciate that parents/carers value seeing their child in nursery also.

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Review from Ruth M (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending little inspirations nursery since last year and he has come on loads. The staff are amazing and really friendly! They all go above and beyond on what they do for the children
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Reply from Neil Blockley, Commercial Director at Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail

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Review from Lucy L (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the girls are absolutely amazing and have created an amazing relationship with my daughter and myself. They are always on hand to help with advise or just a general chat. Highly recommend this setting.

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

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Review from J P (Father of Child) published on 16 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic nursery inside and out and has a great staff to match! My son loves going to nursery and his urge to go out of my arms to the staff at the door compared to his previous setting is such a nice thing to witness. My review is based on when he started a few months ago, not just the
one month I had to select.
Big thank you to all the staff!

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Review from Georgia D (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely loves attending this setting, she always comes home full of stories and smiles, and she’s really connected to her teachers.
I love the setting! The staff there are amazing, there’s always lots to do for the children and they have gone above and beyond for my child.

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Review from Leah T (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are friendly, warm and welcoming. My child absolutely loves attending and gets very excited when I pull into the car park. They have a varied amount of activities and we are able to see photos and updates throughout the day via the app, (which puts me at ease).
I would highly recommend Little
Inspirations Tonyrefail, I am so pleased I choose this nursery after visiting several others. As soon as I walked in, I just knew this was where I wanted my little girl to go.

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Review from Sophie W (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has not long started at the nursery, at the show around the staff were absolutely amazing with him which helped put us at ease as parents as he had been to another nursery and never settled hence the reason for changing his nursery. From the start the staff have been amazing at keeping
us up to date on what he’s doing throughout the day, they answered any and all questions that we had. My little boy now loves going to nursery and I couldn’t put into words just how much we appreciate the girls in the nursery for helping our little boy settle in so well.

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Review from Anthea P (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, the staff are all so friendly and my little girl always comes home with a massive smile on her face! They supply all her meals and snacks throughout the day which makes my life so much easier. Would highly recommend.

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Review from Rhian B (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child attended every day from January to August. And attended the holiday club. Really enjoyed every minute he was there. All staff are friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend this setting. My son has come on a lot since he has been attending this setting.

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Review from Claire P (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with the care and support my child receives whilst at nursery. Every member of staff knows my child on a personal level and they clearly have a genuine passion for working with children. The setting is beautiful and has continuous access to the outdoors- something that I am very happy
about. My child often asks to return to the setting when she has a day off. There is a variety of healthy food available and there are photographs of my child whilst she is at the setting. There are also updates on what she has eaten which is very useful. Staff are always available both in person and via the app as I work full time and often don`t have the opportunity to speak face to face. My only regret is that my child did not attend sooner. Highly recommended.

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

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Review from Victoria L (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Inspirations is simply incredible - everything about the nursery has exceeded our expectations. It's really daunting to leave your child with people you and they don't know, but the staff really understand the enormity of this, and they genuinely did all they possibly could to make sure we were
put at ease whilst she settled in.
Our daughter has been in their care for almost eight months, and this approach has never changed. The team there genuinely care about you and your child's well-being, development and health. They take the time to keep you updated and they really place importance on getting to know you and your child.
I have no concerns when my daughter is in their care, and cannot praise the staff there more highly if I tried.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.849)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.849) out of 10 for Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.849 for Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail is calculated as follows: ( (184 Excellents x 5) + (24 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 212 Ratings = 4.849

  • 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail is based on 17 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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 17 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • 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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Meet the Team (3)

Rhian

Rhian Symons

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2025

I have worked in the childcare industry for over 15 years. I hold a Level 5 childcare qualification, as well as Leadership and Management. For the past six years, I have been in a leadership role, which has allowed me to gain valuable knowledge and experience in managing and supporting both staff and children.

In addition, I have achieved my Level 3 Playwork and Youth Work qualification, which has helped me create engaging and supportive environments for children of all ages. Throughout my career, I have worked alongside various professionals and built strong community relationships, ensuring the best outcomes for the children and families I support.

I am also a fluent Welsh speaker and am passionate about promoting the Welsh language within the childcare setting, ensuring children have opportunities to learn and use Welsh in their daily routines.
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Elisha Owen

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2025

Elisha joined us in January 2025, she has taken on the manager role alongside Claire.

she has level 3 and level 5 cache in childcare and young people.

Elisha has worked within the childcare industry for 8 years in total.
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Lauren Pala

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2010

Lauren has worked for the company for 15 years.
she is very dedicated to the team and provides excellent care to the children. she is a very supportive and helpful member of staff and goes above and beyond her job role.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail

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

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

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

Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail 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 - Tonyrefail have capacity for?

Little Inspirations Day Nursery - Tonyrefail has capacity for a total of 50 Children.

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

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

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