Puddle Ducks
Private Day Nursery, Pre School & Holiday Club
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About Us
​Rated Excellent in ALL areas in our latest joint inspection report released January 2025!
Puddle Ducks Nursery and Childrens Pre-school, is a privately run Children's Nursery based in Raglan, South Wales. Owned by Rob and Jennifer Rennie and managed by Lydia Clifton.
We are a specialist childcare provider registered by Care Inspectors Wales (CIW) and Estyn taking children from birth to pre school age in our large purpose built premises set in five acres of secure grounds. Childcare offer approved and approved to accept funding for two year olds through Flying Start.
We are conveniently located offering easy access to Monmouth, Abergavenny, Cwmbran and Newport, where the M4 motorway links Cardiff and Bristol.
All our staff are fully qualified in childcare and all hold current Paedriatric First Aid Certificates and enhanced DBS certificates.
Puddle Ducks children's nursery has been established since September 2000 and in 2005 re-located to a purpose built premises. Secure with CCTV and intercom entry systems.
Now in our twenty fifth year the Nursery is still going from strength to strength proven by our latest Estyn and CIW Inspection (November 2024) which awarded us Excellent in ALL areas. Our full report can be found
Our Rooms
Learning Through Play
Our Aims & Values
Happy; Caring; Quality; Learning
At Puddle Ducks our aims and values are clear. Happy children, staff and families. A caring ethos. A quality, safe environment and a love of learning.
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With a focus on, "the family", prioritising a feeling of belonging and well-being, promoting confidence and independence through positive self esteem and inspiring a love of learning by providing enriching and authentic learning experiences which capture our children's curiosity through play.
We make the most of our huge outdoor space by getting outdoors whatever the weather. All children use our onsite Forest School with wooded area, bridges, walking poles, balance beams and large open spaces for unrestricted physical play in a safe and secure environment.
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We aim to encourage each child to reach their goals and provide them with the best start to their education.
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