To apply for a place in our Day Care, you will need to complete an application form, which can be collected from the Centre’s main reception desk.

Once you have completed the form, please return it to the Centre and hand it to a member of staff at reception. After your application has been reviewed, you will receive an email from our Finance Manager confirming whether your application has been accepted or declined, based on the following criteria:

a. Children who live outside the Ely and Caerau area may be offered a place if they have Additional Learning Needs, are a Looked After Child, or are deemed to be in a vulnerable situation that requires childcare support.

b. Priority will be given to children from families who live within the Ely and Caerau area.

c. Children from families who do not live in Ely and Caerau will be accepted if a parent or guardian works in the public sector—such as Education, Police, or the Council—within the Ely and Caerau area. Or if they work in one of the Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre partner schools, which are Tremorfa Nursery School and Grangetown Nursery School.

d. Siblings of children who are currently attending the Day Care will be offered a place even if the family has since moved out of the area.

e. Families whose older child has been offered a local authority Nursery or Meithrin place may also be offered Day Care for a younger sibling where needed.

If your application is accepted, you will be added to our waiting list.

When a place becomes available, we will email you to confirm and arrange booking and registration dates. At that stage, you will be invited to visit the Centre with your child to complete a registration pack. This visit will also give you and your little one the opportunity to look around the Day Care, meet some of our staff, and ask any questions you may have about how our Day Care operates.