Barry Nursery to Boost Number of Childcare Places
Coconuts soft play centre in Barry is closing to the public to make way for the expansion of one of South Wales’ best-loved nurseries.
Daisy Day Nursery on Sully Moors Road has provided a safe, clean and nurturing environment for children aged nought to five since 2010.
The setting has been caring for children in the town for the last nine years and set up Camp Coconuts, which is the nursery’s holiday and out of school childcare provision for children aged three-and-a-half to 11, in 2012.
Owing to popular demand, it’s expanding its provision for children aged three-and-a-half and older in the neighbouring Coconuts building.
As well as providing more space and better facilities for the older children, the expansion will benefit the younger children who will have more room to play and explore in the existing purpose-built nursery.
Coconuts will officially close its doors to the public on 31st October.
Daisy Day Nurseries’ Business Manager Ceri Stokes said: “Our Halloween event on Thursday 31st October will be Coconuts’ final event before we close to the public.
“We’re very sad to be closing the centre, which has provided entertainment for thousands of children over the last 11 years, and losing some of our hard-working team, most of whom work part-time after school and weekends. In the future the expansion will create more jobs.
“The demand for flexible, affordable childcare is growing as more and more parents are having to juggle work and home life, so increasing the number of places available will make a big difference to families in the area.”
Camp Coconuts will expand to be able to cater for 120-plus children.
There have long been fears of an early years’ childcare shortage nationally as the demand for Government-funded childcare places continues to grow.
In the Childcare and early years survey on parents: 2018 by the Department of Education, just over half (52%) of non-working mothers said they would prefer to go out to work if they could arrange good-quality childcare which was convenient, reliable and affordable.
Notes for editors:
- Daisy Day Nursery looks after children aged up to five at two home-from-home settings in Barry and Llanishen (Cardiff).
- From 31st October, Daisy Day Nursery in Barry will have 75 registered places plus the potential for 120 at Camp Coconuts.
- The Llanishen setting opened in 2004 while the Barry nursery opened in 2010.
- The company also owns Coconuts Play and Party Centre in Barry which will close to public on 31st October 2019.
- Visit www.daisydaynursery.com, www.camp-coconuts.com or www.nutsaboutfun.com
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