Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 07:30–17:30
Little Acorns Day Nursery in Hereford
Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(1 parent reviews)
·Cooks Lane, Kingstone, Hereford, HR2 9EY · Herefordshire
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Herefordshire
About this day nursery
Little Acorns Day Nursery, registered in 2002, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years in Kingstone, Hereford. Operating all year round from 7:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday, the nursery maintains a welcoming and homely atmosphere.
The dedicated staff team, in collaboration with families and a local primary school, ensures a smooth transition for children between rooms and as they prepare for school. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive timely and individualised support, with leaders and staff fostering strong partnerships with parents.
The nursery prioritises outdoor learning, offering regular access to well-organised outdoor spaces and forest school sessions, promoting physical development, curiosity, and confidence. Children benefit from a clear and progressive curriculum, with staff continuously assessing their learning and adapting activities to meet individual needs, even providing an allotment to grow food for nursery meals.
Our ethos
Little Acorns Day Nursery Ltd has a strong focus on outdoor engagement and developmental activities, with children benefiting from extensive time in natural surroundings and forest school-like sessions that promote curiosity, resilience, and motor skill development through hands-on experiences. The curriculum blends formal learning with play to prepare children for primary school.
What it's like
Leaders and staff create a very welcoming and homely environment, working closely with families and the local primary school. Children arrive happy and content, receiving a warm greeting from staff who build strong bonds and meet their needs consistently. Staff individualise settling-in, provide engaging resources, and listen to children's ideas to build confidence.
Welcoming EnvironmentOutdoor LearningIndividualised SupportStrong Parent PartnershipsSmooth Transitions
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2002
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Jan 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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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
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Acorns Day Nursery
Last inspected 14 January 2026
What it's like to attend
Leaders and staff create a very welcoming and homely environment, working closely with families and the local primary school. Children arrive happy and content, receiving a warm greeting from staff who build strong bonds and meet their needs consistently. Staff individualise settling-in, provide engaging resources, and listen to children's ideas to build confidence.
Inspector highlights
- Children are well prepared for each stage of transition, whether moving between rooms or progressing to school.
- High expectations for children's behaviour are evident across the setting, with children understanding routines and expectations.
- The nursery provides a warm, welcoming, and safe home-from-home environment, where children enjoy learning and play.
- There is a clear sequence of learning across all rooms in the nursery, with leaders and staff sharing a clear vision for what children should learn.
- Leaders and staff know children well and build positive working relationships with parents and carers from the start.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should focus professional development more precisely to enable staff to build further on their knowledge and skills.
- 2Staff should teach children more consistently to become independent in managing their personal care needs.
Inspection #10116270 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities or emerging needs benefit from timely support and clearly identified next steps. This helps them to make steady progress. Leaders and staff support parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities through processes, communicating regularly about any changes or updates.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy learning and play in well-organised indoor and outdoor spaces. Staff plan access to outdoor play and forest school sessions to support children to develop physical skills, curiosity and confidence. Staff ensure that all children enjoy regular outdoor play throughout the day, providing age-appropriate opportunities for physical development, such as digging in the sandpit, climbing to the slide, and riding tricycles.
Parent Reviews of Little Acorns Day Nursery
5.0
(1)
roxana rotaru
2 years ago
My son went to Little Acorns since he was 2 and we had a great journey, everything about learning and developing methods is great, as well the fact that the child is constantly în nature outdoors and having different activities like Forest school and Little trips on country lines due to location is exceptional. It did helped with his development from all points of view. As well, very educated staff and happy always with colleagues, great environment. Not at last food is great Cooked in nursery and a lot of flexibility alowded with time and hours, we would find that anywhere else better than this. Yes, strongly recommend it!!!Happy mom!
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Inspection history
Date: August 2009
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- June 2020Good
- June 2015Outstanding
- August 2009Outstanding
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