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Acorn Wood Day Nursery

Ofsted: Needs attention·Acorn Wood Day Nursery, Bretts Hall Farm, Nuneaton, CV10 0QJ · Warwickshire
Number of places
71 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Warwickshire

About this day nursery

Acorn Wood Day Nursery, located in Nuneaton, offers a nurturing environment for children aged 0-4 years, operating year-round since its establishment in 2023. The nursery prides itself on its strong key-person system, fostering warm and trusting relationships that help children settle in and feel valued.

Children benefit from well-equipped indoor and outdoor learning environments, with a free-flow system allowing daily access to the outdoors, where they can develop core strength and coordination on equipment like climbing frames. The nursery supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities through swiftly assessed individual plans, a graduated approach, and flexible attendance patterns, working closely with parents and external professionals.

For children speaking English as an additional language, assessments are conducted in their first language to ensure accurate understanding of their communication needs and to reduce learning barriers. While the nursery provides a secure and stimulating setting with positive attitudes towards learning, the latest inspection highlighted areas for improvement in its curriculum implementation and hygiene practices, indicating a need for more consistent teaching and clearer learning intentions across all areas of development.

What it's like

Children are cared for in a secure, nurturing environment where they feel valued and enjoy a sense of belonging with warm relationships and effective key-person systems. They access well-equipped indoor and outdoor learning environments and can experience the outdoors as much as they want through a free-flow system. However, the curriculum does not always build on what children already know, and lapses in hygiene practices present a risk to children's health.

Nurturing environmentStrong key-person systemOutdoor accessSEND supportEAL provision

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am - 5:30pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Needs attention

Last inspected Nov 2025

Headline: Needs attention

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Acorn Wood Day Nursery

Last inspected 19 November 2025 · Lisa Robinson

Safeguarding effective

Actions the provider must take

  • ensure the curriculum is understood and delivered effectively by all staff to support children's learning
  • monitor teaching practice and provide support for staff to improve the quality of their teaching across all 7 areas of learning
  • ensure all practice and procedures promote the good health of children

What it's like to attend

Children are cared for in a secure, nurturing environment where they feel valued and enjoy a sense of belonging with warm relationships and effective key-person systems. They access well-equipped indoor and outdoor learning environments and can experience the outdoors as much as they want through a free-flow system. However, the curriculum does not always build on what children already know, and lapses in hygiene practices present a risk to children's health.

Inspector highlights

  • Key-person systems provide warm, trusting and positive relationships.
  • Children settle well and are confident to seek support from staff.
  • Flexible attendance patterns enable children with SEND and other barriers to access early education entitlement.
  • Leaders ensure staff are trained and access specialised support when needed.
  • Children access well-equipped indoor and outdoor learning environments with free-flow access.

Areas to develop

  • 1Effectively deliver a sequenced curriculum across all 7 areas of learning particularly in mathematics, as staff have not identified the gaps in their ability.
  • 2Ensure all practice and procedures promote the good health of children, addressing lapses in hygiene, such as hand washing and wiping children’s noses.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff swiftly assess children's additional needs and use individual plans and a graduated approach, working with parents and external professionals to provide appropriate support. Flexible attendance patterns and additional resources are used so children with special educational needs and/or disabilities can fully access their early education entitlement.

Outdoor space

Children access well-equipped indoor and outdoor learning environments and have daily access to the outdoors. They can experience the outdoors as much as they want through a free-flow system and use equipment such as a climbing frame to develop core strength, balance and coordination.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language are assessed using their first language to provide an accurate assessment of their communication and language needs, helping to reduce any barriers to their learning.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

19 November 2025

Needs attention

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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