Term time / All Year
All Year
Acorn Academy Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
Number of places
80 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Peterborough
About this day nursery
Little Chiefs Day Nurseries is a group of childcare providers across England, committed to offering exceptional care at affordable prices. They focus on nurturing each child's individuality and fostering positive relationships with families.
The nurseries are staffed by highly qualified and experienced early years practitioners who implement a unique, child-centred curriculum. The group aims to encourage healthy, happy, and confident children, while also supporting and developing their dedicated team members.
They offer a variety of sessions including full days, school days, and half-day sessions, and are transparent about their fee structure and accepted funding options. Parent testimonials highlight the friendly and caring staff, engaging activities, good communication, and the positive progress children make at their settings.
Little Chiefs strives to create a family-like atmosphere while maintaining professionalism, ensuring children feel safe, happy, and thrive in their environment.
What it's like
Children thoroughly enjoy attending the nursery and benefit from a calm, inclusive, and welcoming environment. They form strong bonds with staff and quickly build confidence to explore and engage with others. Children show respect, learn to share, and are familiar with the nursery routine and expectations.
Affordable childcareChild-centred curriculumExperienced practitionersFamily-like atmosphere
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Acorn Academy Day Nursery
Last inspected 20 June 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy attending the nursery and benefit from a calm, inclusive, and welcoming environment. They form strong bonds with staff and quickly build confidence to explore and engage with others. Children show respect, learn to share, and are familiar with the nursery routine and expectations.
Inspector highlights
- The provider has made a number of changes since the last inspection, working closely with the local authority.
- Staff receive appropriate training and support to ensure that children's individual needs are met.
- Staff working with children with SEND are well trained and meticulous in documenting their learning journey.
- Leaders ensure that any additional funds children receive, such as early years pupil premium, are used in a considered way.
- Staff understand the importance of books and how this supports and inspires children's learning.
Areas to develop
- 1build on staff interactions with older children to help broaden children's knowledge and conversation skills.
Inspection #10376659 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents are very positive about the staff and the nursery.
children enjoy coming to the nursery.
Parents say that they are well informed about their child's progress in learning and what they need to learn next.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good support to help them enjoy and participate in nursery life. Staff working with children with SEND are well trained, understand children's specific needs, and are meticulous in documenting their learning journey. They work closely with parents and other professionals to deliver targeted interventions and provide guidance and support to parents.
Outdoor space
When children explore the garden for bugs, they talk about the food the caterpillar ate before transforming into a butterfly and start to sing a song that they learned about the story.
EAL / language support
The majority of children speak English as an additional language or are bi-lingual. Staff use a range of strategies that help children understand and speak English.
Parent Reviews of Acorn Academy Day Nursery
4.9
(22)
Giedre Mejer
a year ago
The staff at Acorn Academy Day Nursery are exceptional. They are not only highly trained and professional but also genuinely caring and attentive. It's clear that they love what they do, and it shows in the way they interact with the children. My child settled in quickly, thanks in large part to the warm and patient approach of the teachers. The nursery provides nutritious meals and snacks that my child loves. It's comforting to know that they are eating well-balanced meals, prepared with care. Highly recommended ++++++
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Raheel Mahmood
10 months ago
Very nice place Send me eldest and now daughter currently there Clean place and friendly staff
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Hafiz Taimoor
4 years ago
My son mavi goes to acron academy, he is very happy there. The manager and staff are very polite and helpful.
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Tania Gluskova
3 years ago
Its best nursery
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平沼真一
8 years ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025
Date: May 2019
- June 2025Good
- November 2024Requires improvement
- May 2019Outstanding
Frequently asked about Acorn Academy Day Nursery
About the setting
Acorn Academy Day Nursery registered in June 2017. The nursery employs 11 members of staff, 10 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds early years qualifications at level 6. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, all year round, apart from one week over Christmas. The nursery provides government funded early education places to all eligible children.
- URN
- EY546492
- Registered person
- Acorn Academy Day Nursery Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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