Ysgol Feithrin Pont-y-pŵl is a Welsh-medium, non-maintained nursery in the heart of the town of Pontypool. Sessional and day care, as well as a breakfast club and lunch club, has been provided in an old registered building opposite the facilities at Pontypool Park for more than 40 years. Children are admitted from two and a half years old and stay with the setting until they move to the reception class. Most children come from homes with non-Welsh-speaking parents. The leader is a Welsh speaker and all staff have extensive experience of childcare.
The building includes a large, open hall on the first floor which is the home of the nursery. There is a large, welcoming entrance, purposeful toilets and a practical kitchen, in addition to storage space. Outside, there is an open, secure and varied play area that provides experiences for children to develop their physical, creative and investigative skills. On the ground floor, there is a second hall where the Cylch Ti a Fi meets on a weekly basis.
Ysgol Feithrin Pont-y-pŵl has a close relationship with the Welsh-medium primary schools in the Pontypool area – it works closely to ensure that the four-year-old children are given opportunities to meet the teachers and visit the schools before they transfer to the reception classes.
The setting provides an open-door policy for every child who is interested in Welsh medium education and believes strongly in the practice of equality and diversity.