Acorns Llandaff

5 Fairwater Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2LD
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  • Acorns Llandaff, Cardiff
Acorns Nurseries were proud to open Acorns Llandaff on Fairwater Road in September 2021. This majestic Victorian building has been transformed to provide a bright and homely nursery over 3 floors for the families of Llandaff and the surrounding areas.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Claire McTiffen (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Total Places for Children

  • 80

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 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 Llandaff Reviews (52)

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Acorns Llandaff has a Review Score of 10 (9.970) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Acorns Llandaff has 52 reviews.

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Review from T A (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When I was younger, I attended an Acorns nursery and so have always held them to a high standard based on memory. Both of my daughters have/are attending Acorns and they have only gotten better over the years. The care and love shown to the children by the staff is incredible, there's no concern as
a parent when dropping off as you know they'll most likely have a better day there than they would have at home! The activities are really well thought out, the kids get a lot of outside play and the food is brilliant. 10/10, the best nursery in Cardiff.
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Review from Katie F (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so pleased with Acorns Llandaff and couldn’t recommend it highly enough. The staff are phenomenal and our child loves attending. The updates throughout the day, the arts and crafts and activities they do are all great and have helped with the development of our child.
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Review from Emma D (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My older daughter attended another one of the excellent Acorns nurseries previously and when Acorns Llandaff opened I wanted my son to attend. Acorns Llandaff is a fantastic nursery, with such wonderfully kind and caring staff. My son always seems happy to go to nursery and has settled in well. I have
detailed handovers at the end of each day from his key workers and often get photos of the numerous activities he has done that day. We absolutely love Acorns and really pleased he attends.
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Review from Rosie S (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can’t be more grateful for how the wonderful staff at Acorns Llandaff helped my little boy settle into nursery. They all go above and beyond to help him and he’s gone from crying at drop-off to running through the door, excited to spend his day at nursery. He has now been attending for four months
and I have noticed his development come on leaps and bounds. Always updated with photos of what he’s been doing throughout the day which is always lovely to see.
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Review from Tamlyn P (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Acorns Llandaff is an exceptional nursery run by a highly skilled manager with attentive, kind, and caring nursery workers, cleaners, and chefs. Our daughter has attended Acorns Llandaff since they first opened their (beautifully grand) doors in September 2021 and considers Acorns to be a second home.
Our daughter loves to talk to us about her friends at Acorns, her key workers at Acorns, and all the different activities she does on a daily basis. Thank you Acorns! We don’t know what we would do without you all.
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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Acorns Llandaff since November 2021. She has settled very well and is always happy going to nursery and comes home happy at the end of the day. The staff and management and friendly and caring and the building and facilities are wonderful.
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Review from Jenny G (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We moved from London where my daughter was very settled at her nursery and I was worried how she would adapt to the change but I have been delighted how quickly she has settled at Acorns Llandaff. The building and facilities are absolutely beautiful, and the staff are fantastic and very friendly even
at the busy drop-off/pick-up time. My daughter seems really fond of her teacher. They seem to have a lot of fun and do some varied art and other activities. We are really happy with everything. Thanks to the manager and the whole team!
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Review from M D (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A home from home for my son! The staff are so kind and caring and helped him settle really quickly. Standards are top-notch and the building is absolutely beautiful. Have already recommended to friends.
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Review from K J (Mother of Child) published on 3 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were apprehensive about changing to a newly opened nursery. We are so happy that we did! We have been very impressed by the professionalism, enthusiasm, and dedication of the staff. Our daughter is very happy and comes home having done a variety of fulfilling activities. Communication from the nursery
is fantastic both with the friendly and approachable manager, the daily updates in person and on the app. She brings home some art/craft/baking on a regular basis. We thoroughly recommend Acorns Llandaff.
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Review from Ruth W (Mother of Child) published on 22 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We moved our daughter from another Acorns site to the Llandaff nursery entirely for convenience yet the move has brought with it so much more than that. Our daughter (who can be quite tearful and timid) has settled so quickly into what can only be described as the most loving and homely environment.
Beyond the truly exquisite facilities offered by the newly renovated building (our 2.5 yo loves the dedicated library in particular), Llandaff is bursting at the seams with love and laughter. By coincidence, the manager here was the manager at Acorns Llanishen when our eldest daughter started there in 2016 so we were familiar with her superb leadership qualities and delighted to hear she was heading up Acorns Llandaff. The manager has the most perfect "way" with both parents and her team and we've loved meeting her deputy who is also superb. Faultless in every way, another first-class Acorns site with an incredible team.
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Review from G H (Mother of Child) published on 22 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My twins have been attending Acorns Llandaff since Sept 2021 and the team there are incredible. Always accommodating, helpful, reassuring, and kind. The most important element is that my girls are always so happy to go to Nursery every day, they absolutely love the ladies that look after them and so
do I!
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Review from R S (Mother of Child) published on 22 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent nursery within a beautiful setting. It has excellent indoor and outdoor facilities for the children, with caring and knowledgeable staff who are always happy to help. My daughter transferred nurseries due to a house move and has settled extremely well. She thoroughly enjoys attending and
has made many friends.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.970)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.970) out of 10 for Acorns Llandaff 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 25 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 25 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 4.970 for Acorns Llandaff is calculated as follows: ( (291 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 300 Ratings = 4.97
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Acorns Llandaff is based on 25 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 80 number of registered child places is 16, which has been reached with 25 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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Claire

Claire McTiffen

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2001

Claire has managed five of our nurseries during her career at Acorns and particularly enjoys exploring the outdoors with the children.

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