Welcome to Golden Manor Nursery
Croeso i Maenor Aur

We have 2 different locations, see which best suits your needs...

Welcome to Golden Manor Nursery
Croeso i Maenor Aur

We have 2 different locations, see which best suits your needs...

At Golden Manor Nursery located in Pembroke and Maenor Aur located in the grounds of Ysgol Bro Penfro in Pembroke we aim to provide all children with the skills and confidence to help them grow to their full potential by providing them with the opportunity to learn, play and have fun in a caring and enriching atmosphere, that values all children and their families. Please see below information for both settings.

 

Golden Manor and Maenor Aur provides a happy and caring environment in which children learn and grow through play. Children, parents and staff respect and care for each other in an enriching and caring atmosphere.

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A little bit about

Golden Manor Nursery

Golden Manor is a award winning childcare facility which has been open since 2007.

 

Within Golden Manor we have 2.2 acres of land, this offers children fantastic opportunities for outside play including a small woodland, a large castle with slide, a vegetable garden, a bike and trike area, a willow walk, outdoor playroom, climbing equipment and lots more.

We have on the premises a sensory playroom, this stimulating environment helps children learn the basic building blocks needed to process hearing, sight, smell, touch and taste.

At Golden Manor we have been awarded ‘Exemplar Employer’ and have highly qualified and motivated staffs, many of the staff have their degrees in Childhood Studies or hold a Level 5 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development.

Within Golden Manor we provide:

An inhouse chef providing delicious home cooked meals daily

Wraparound care to Gelli Aur and Lamphey primary schools

An enriching and caring childcare environment where children learn and play

Flying Start Provision: 12.5hrs of funded childcare for eligible two-year-olds

Childcare Offer Funding: Under the Childcare Offer for Wales, eligible parents/carers can claim up to 20 hours of childcare a week, for up to 48 weeks of the year. During the school holidays eligible parents / carers can claim up to 30 hours of funding for 9 weeks.

Eligible parents can claim Early Education 10 hours per week, term time only.

We are delighted to share our recent inspection published in 2025.

This is our first inspection since we opened in 2007 that we have been inspected by ESTYN (Education and training inspectorate for Wales) and CIW (Care Inspectorate Wales), as we started in September 2023 to provide nursery education to eligible three-year-old children.

Please see our ratings below:

Care and development - Excellent

Leadership/Management - Excellent

Environment - Excellent

Well-being - Good

(The following only applies to three- and four-year-old children who do not receive education in a maintained setting)

Teaching and assessment - Good

Learning - Good

Excellent is described as:
“Services which are committed to ongoing improvement with many strengths, including significant examples of sector leading practice and innovation”
Good is described as:
“They consistently exceed basic requirements, delivering positive outcomes for children and actively promote their well-being”
Comments from the report are as follows:
“Practitioners have warm and natural relationships with children and treat them with exceptional care and respect”
“Practitioners constantly and skillfully praise children, which has a positive impact on the development of their skills, understanding of habits, and self-confidence” 

“Leadership is highly effective. They place the well-being of children at the centre of everything they do”

“Leaders ensure highly effective environments providing independent access for children to play indoors and outdoors. In particular, the forest area offers children opportunities to engage with nature and natural resources alongside developing their physical skills”

Please click the link below for Golden Manor's Full Inspection Report

A little bit about

Maenor Aur

Maenor Aur is a brand-new Welsh Medium childcare Nursery which has recently opened in Pembroke, at the Ysgol Bro Penfro school site.

 

Our Playrooms offer children fantastic opportunities for play. Children enjoy outside play, creative arts, sensory play, messy play, yoga, mindfulness, stories, role play and baking, to name a few.

The playrooms have easy accessibility to outdoor play, with a door leading straight outside to an enclosed outdoor area.

This offers children fantastic opportunities for outside play. We aim to offer every child the best in childcare. We offer free settling in sessions, so that your child is happy and settled before they officially start.

Welsh Language: Children growing up in Wales have the right to feel a sense of belonging to Wales and its culture and to enjoy experiences in, and of, the Welsh language, therefore we primarily communicate in Welsh. Children are actively encouraged to learn words and phrases in the Welsh language throughout our daily activities.

Within Maenor Aur we provide:

An inhouse chef providing delicious home cooked meals daily

Wraparound care to Ysgol Bro Penfro in Pembroke, with no transport fees.

An enriching and caring childcare environment where children learn and play

Flying Start Provision: 12.5hrs of funded childcare for eligible two-year-olds

Childcare Offer Funding: Under the Childcare Offer for Wales, eligible parents/carers can claim up to 17.5 hours of childcare a week, for up to 48 weeks of the year. During the school holidays eligible parents / carers can claim up to 30 hours of funding for 9 weeks.

What can your little ones expect at Golden Manor...

Highlights

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Set in 2.2 Acres
of land

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2.2 acres of outdoor play including a woodlands area offering a log circle, mud kitchen, willow tunnel and rope bridge. (Forest School sessions held within), large play castle, miniature role play village, bike and trike area, and lots more!

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Sensory
Playroom

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A special space with a range of stimulating equipment such as special lighting, projectors to cast slow-moving images or colours around the walls, mirror balls, feely bags and much more.

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Awarded
'Exemplar Employer'

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A highly qualified caring workforce with staff qualifications including BSc (hons) Childhood Studies, Higher Education certificate in Welsh and Bilingual Practice and NVQ level five in Early years and Child care.

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Qualified
Chef

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A qualified chef on site who provides freshly cooked nutritious meals catering for all children’s individual needs and preferences

What can your little ones expect at Golden Manor...

Highlights

Golden Manor Icons-01
Set in 2.2 Acres
of land

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2.2 acres of outdoor play including a woodlands area offering a log circle, mud kitchen, willow tunnel and rope bridge. (Forest School sessions held within), large play castle, miniature role play village, bike and trike area, and lots more!

Golden Manor Icons-03
Sensory
Playroom

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A special space with a range of stimulating equipment such as special lighting, projectors to cast slow-moving images or colours around the walls, mirror balls, feely bags and much more.

Golden Manor Icons-04
Awarded 'Exemplar Employer'

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A highly qualified caring workforce with staff qualifications including BSc (hons) Childhood Studies, Higher Education certificate in Welsh and Bilingual Practice and NVQ level five in Early years and Child care.

Golden Manor Icons-02
Qualified
Chef

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A qualified chef on site who provides freshly cooked nutritious meals catering for all children’s individual needs and preferences

What our parents say...

Reviews

Contact

Get in touch today!

Golden Manor Nursery:

Golden Manor Maenor Aur Nursery, Golden Lane, Pembroke SA71 4PR

01646 686829

admin@goldenmanorchildcare.co.uk

Monday
7:30 AM - 18:00 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 18:00 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 18:00 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 18:00 PM
Friday
7:30 AM - 18:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Maenor Aur:

Maenor Aur yn Ysgol Bro Penfro, Penfro, Sir Benfro. SA71 4RJ

01646 233115

admin@maenoraur.co.uk

Monday
8:00 AM - 18:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 18:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 18:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 18:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 18:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

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