Cardiff Council Update: 31 January 2023

Here is our latest update, covering:Applications for 2023 nursery places now open; Cardiff landlord ordered to pay over £25,000; Fostering in Cardiff; and a Great Get Together at St Paul's primary.

Applications for 2023 nursery places now open

Applications for nursery school places are now open and parents with children who turn three between September 1 2022 and August 31 2023, can now apply for a part-time nursery place to start in September 2023.

English and Welsh medium places are available at one of the 88 nursery classes across the city and families are encouraged to apply before the deadline of 27 February 2023, to help their chance of being offered a nursery place of their choice.

To apply for a place in a community school nursery please visit Nursery school admissions (cardiff.gov.uk). Families preferring a nursery class place at a faith-based primary school can apply directly to these schools for admission.

Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills, Cllr Sarah Merry said: "Children aged three to four years are entitled to a part-time nursery place from the start of the term after they have turned three.

"In Cardiff we have more than 5,000 nursery spaces across the city providing either English and Welsh medium provision so there are plenty of options to choose from, however families are encouraged submit their applications on time to help make sure they have the best chance of being offered a preferred nursery class place."

Cardiff landlord ordered to pay over £25,000

A Cardiff landlord has been ordered to pay over £25,000 at Cardiff Magistrates' Court for a catalogue of failings relating to his rental property in Ferry Road in Grangetown.

Mr Sohail Baig, 65, from Cyncoed Road in Cardiff did not attend court on October 27th last year but was convicted in his absence for all 18 offences. Mr Baig was sentenced at Cardiff Magistrates' Court last Friday (January 27th).

The case came to light when the council received complaints from tenants about the four-storey Victorian terraced property, which is made up of four maisonettes.

A Council inspection took place and a significant number of breaches were found including:

A defective fire alarm system;
A lack of handrails for stairs or insecure handrails;
Unsafe guarding to landings;
Defective floor coverings;
Low level windows which presented a risk of falls;
Damaged kitchen work surfaces;
Unsafe kitchen layouts;
An insecure toilet;
Accumulations to the rear yard likely to shelter rodents;
Unsafe electrical installations; and
An insecure entrance door.

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A Great Get Together at St Paul's primary

St Paul's CiW Primary School has hosted a soup get together for more than 50 friends and families from the local community in Grangetown.

The event was part of the Great Get together which aims to bring communities together and focus on that which unites us.

Children helped to prepare the soup for the event, which provided the basis of a celebration of the wider school community coming together, demonstrating the family nature of the school.

Headteacher, Ruth Wiltshire said: "This is one of a series of engagements that we have with our school and local area to ensure that we are fully engaged with our vibrant and diverse community.

"The event was a wonderful success and I was delighted to see people young and old chatting together again following the pandemic."