Children are entitled to a part-time nursery place from the start of the term after their third birthday.
You can search for your nearest nursery and register your child for a place on our nursery school admissions page.
If there are no places available at a local nursery school or nursery within two miles of where your child lives you can apply for early years funding.
What does the funding pay for?
This funding will cover the cost of a part-time nursery place at one of the following childcare providers recognised by Cardiff Council:
| Cylch Meithrin Pentrebane | Coed Y Gorf Primary, Pentrebane | 07954646097 |
| Cylch Meithrin Rhiwbina | Bethal Baptist Vestry, Maes Y Deri, Rhiwbina, CF14 6JJ | 02920 521270 |
| Cylch Meithrin Trelai | The Bowling Green, Plymouthwood Road, Ely, CF5 4DD | 02920 576805 |
| Cylch Meithrin Ty'r Cymru | 11 Gordon Road, Roath, CF24 3AJ | 07864575297
029 20497152 |
| Cylch Meithrin Y Parc | Salem Chapel, Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE | 07794065522 |
| Cylch Meithrin Yr Eglwys Newydd | Scout Hall, Penlline Road, Whitchurch, CF14 2AD | 07474651141 |
| Miri Mawr | 19 Heol Gabalfa, Llandaff North, CF14 2JH | 02920 560109 |
| Si-Lw-Li (Whitchurch) | 24 Park Road, Whitchurch, CF14 7BQ | 02920 626720 |
| St Aubins (Welsh Unit) | 503A Cowbridge Road, Canton, CF5 1BB | 02920 222227 |
| Pentyrch Nursery | Pentyrch Village Hall, Bronllwyn, Pentyrch, CF15 9QR | 07891257368 |
How to apply for funding
To request an application form please contact us.
What information do we need from you?
Children must live in Cardiff and you will need to provide your child's birth certificate. You may also need to show us a council tax statement and a recent utility bill as proof of your address.
Once funding has been agreed, the payments will be made straight to the nursery school or nursery your child goes to.
What other support is available?
If you have a child aged up to 3 years 11 months and you live in Cardiff, you may be eligible for a free part-time childcare place through the Flying Start programme. Visit the
Flying Start websiteLink opens in a new window and enter your postcode to see if you are eligible.
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