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Acorn At Jubilee Wood

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
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4.8(13 parent reviews) ·Jubilee Wood Primary School, Fishermead Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK6 2LB · Milton Keynes
Number of places
64 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Milton Keynes

About this day nursery

Acorn Early Years Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organisation dedicated to providing high-quality childcare and early education across Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, and Bedfordshire. Their core philosophy, "Putting children first," underpins all their activities, emphasising nurturing environments and personalised care that prioritise children's social and emotional well-being.

The foundation is committed to an ethical, innovative, and sustainable model, aiming to inspire the early childhood sector through their focus on outdoor play and learning, as well as continuous staff development. They have a strong ethic of care, fostering responsive and supportive relationships with families and staff, and cultivating homely environments.

Acorn Early Years also champions professional growth within its team, promoting a learning culture through ongoing training, development, and action research. This commitment extends to their operational practices, which include sourcing local, fresh ingredients for healthy meals and integrating green initiatives, such as encouraging onsite fruit and vegetable growth.

They are particularly renowned for their extensive Forest School programmes, which leverage natural environments to provide children with hands-on learning experiences throughout the year.

Our ethos

Acorn Early Years Foundation's core philosophy is "Putting children first," prioritising their social and emotional well-being through nurturing environments and personalised care. They are committed to an ethical, innovative, and sustainable model, strongly emphasising outdoor play, Forest School programmes, and continuous staff development. They foster responsive relationships with families and staff, cultivate homely environments, and champion professional growth within their team.

What it's like

Children form secure attachments with friendly, nurturing staff and settle happily. Staff know children well, provide a carefully planned curriculum that sparks curiosity, and all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.

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Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Acorn At Jubilee Wood

Last inspected 27 February 2023 · Alice M Roberts

Safeguarding effective
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 form secure attachments with friendly, nurturing staff and settle happily. Staff know children well, provide a carefully planned curriculum that sparks curiosity, and all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Children form secure attachments with friendly, nurturing staff.
  • A carefully planned curriculum sparks children’s curiosity and enthusiasm to learn.
  • Children develop literacy skills and love listening to stories.
  • Staff have high expectations for behaviour and support children to be considerate.
  • Leaders use additional funding effectively and children benefit from outdoor learning and fresh air.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance support for staff to consistently give children the time they need to respond to questions and express their thoughts and ideas
  • 2provide further support for staff to identify when children may need more encouragement to join in and engage fully in the learning experiences provided.
Inspection #10276338 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those children with special educational needs and or/disabilities and those who may be disadvantaged, make good progress.

Outdoor space

Leaders have purchased resources to support children who prefer to learn outdoors. Children gain the healthy benefits from plenty of fresh air and exercise as they spend large amounts of time exploring outside, and they attend regular forest school sessions.

Parent Reviews of Acorn At Jubilee Wood

4.8
(13)
Gleb Kapelka
4 years ago

This nursery is amazing! We love everything about it. The staff are all great and highly professional. I can tell our son is in great hands. The staff always tell us all about his day in a lot of details, give us excellent advice, and do plenty of development activities with him. We also love their app which tells us how well our child was eating, sleeping etc. The staff also post plenty of pictures and observations on there. The nursery has plenty of indoor and outdoor space. We would definitely recommend it to anyone. Kudos and thanks to management and staff!

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Catalin Florin Enache
6 years ago

This nursery deserves more than five stars. The staff is amazing, very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. My children improved their skills and behaviour a lot since they've started. I totally recommend with full confidence, your child will be in good hands.

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Aggie Worth
9 years ago

Best Nursery Ever!! Friendly, warm, very caring, Looking after your baby the same as you would! Every morning my little boy is so excited about the new adventures waiting for him that he forgets to wave goodbye! :)

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Emilian (MinElu)
6 years ago

A very good nursery, very friendly and professional staff. Lots of activities, and the kids love it

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Gold_ Yaba Gold
7 years ago

Great Nursery, clean environment, very organised.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2017

  • February 2023Good
  • July 2017Good

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