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Little Acorns Kindergarten

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Sept 2025)
·Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6HF · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
34 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

About this day nursery

Little Acorns Kindergarten, situated in Wendover, Bucks, offers a term-time preschool experience for children aged two and above. The kindergarten values providing a safe, stimulating environment where each child feels supported and empowered to achieve their personal best.

They are committed to high-quality learning experiences, aiming to nurture every child's potential and inspire a lifelong love for learning. The staff and Trustees operate with core values such as honesty, integrity, respect, and diversity, fostering an inclusive atmosphere.

Little Acorns Kindergarten focuses on a developmentally-appropriate curriculum based on the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, encouraging kindness, responsibility, and environmental awareness. They strive to celebrate individual achievements, build self-confidence, and continuously adapt their curriculum to each child's evolving development, guiding them to take ownership of their actions.

Our ethos

Little Acorns Kindergarten is a term time pre-school offering places to children from 2 years old. We are committed to providing high-quality learning experiences that nurture each child's potential. We believe in creating a safe, stimulating environment where every child feels valued, supported, and empowered to reach their highest level of personal achievement and development. Our vision is to inspire, celebrate, and encourage every child, instilling a lifelong love of learning.

What it's like

Children are extremely excited and eager to enter this warm and nurturing setting. They are met by enthusiastic staff who are passionate about their roles and who welcome children with open arms. Staff are deeply attentive and exceptionally kind, and children are made to feel like the most important people in the world.

Term-time preschoolEYFS curriculumNurturing environmentOfsted Outstanding

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 3.30pm, with a breakfast club from 8.30am to 9am.

Age range

2 years old and above

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Term time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Acorns Kindergarten

Last inspected 19 September 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children are extremely excited and eager to enter this warm and nurturing setting. They are met by enthusiastic staff who are passionate about their roles and who welcome children with open arms. Staff are deeply attentive and exceptionally kind, and children are made to feel like the most important people in the world.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are strong and work harmoniously, ensuring staff are well supported and feel valued.
  • The setting offers a high-quality curriculum that prepares children for their next steps in education.
  • Children are highly engaged and motivated across a magnificent range of activities.
  • Staff expertly support the communication and language development of children in a language-rich environment.
  • Behaviour in the setting is exemplary, with children being extremely kind and thoughtful to their peers and staff.
Inspection #10407849 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Families speak extremely highly of this nurturing and caring setting.

They comment that staff go above and beyond to ensure that new children settle as smoothly as possible.

The communication is excellent and personalised, allowing parents to have exceptional oversight of their child's progress.

Parents highly commend the setting and are extremely impressed by the quality of care of their children.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Key persons know every fine detail of the children, which creates an extremely loving and nurturing environment for children to make excellent progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged children.

Outdoor space

Children head off to 'The Acorn Patch' where highly knowledgeable staff support them in learning about plants in the quiet sensory garden. They learn how to use 'kind hands' to care for plants when trimming the herbs.

Inspection history

Date: June 2016

  • September 2025Outstanding
  • January 2020Outstanding
  • June 2016Outstanding

Frequently asked about Little Acorns Kindergarten

About the setting

Little Acorns Kindergarten has been operating since 1990 and is located in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. The setting employs eight members of childcare staff, with four holding level 3 qualifications and two holding level 6 qualifications. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY486655
Registered person
Little Acorns Kindergarten Charity
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
Outstanding

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