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Little Acorns Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2023)
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4.8(8 parent reviews) ·382 London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PN · Leicester
Number of places
72 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

Little Acorns Nursery and Preschool, located in Stoneygate, Leicester, is part of the Grandir UK family of nurseries. It offers a nurturing environment for children, focusing on their development and well-being.

The nursery provides a comprehensive programme that addresses various aspects of early childhood education. They emphasise a child-centred approach, encouraging exploration, creativity, and learning through play.

The facility is designed to be a safe and stimulating space where children can thrive and achieve their full potential. The nursery is committed to working in partnership with parents to ensure each child’s individual needs are met and offers support regarding childcare funding options.

They provide flexible attendance options and incorporate "Everyday Essentials" to cover meals, care products, and enrichment activities, ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience for all children. Little Acorns aims to make early education accessible and manageable for families, offering clear guidance on fees and available financial assistance.

Our ethos

Little Acorns Nursery and Preschool champions a child-centred approach, encouraging exploration, creativity, and learning through play. They are committed to partnering with parents to meet each child’s individual needs and making early education accessible and manageable for families.

What it's like

Children confidently build on what they know and can do, as staff support them with opportunities to practise their developing social skills. Staff use children's interests to engage them in activities, such as discussing a storm and making kites. Children also develop small-muscle skills and learn about the world around them.

Part of Grandir UKChild-centred approachFlexible attendance optionsEveryday Essentials included

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
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

Food

Meals and snacks included in 'Everyday Essentials'

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Acorns Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 1 November 2023

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 confidently build on what they know and can do, as staff support them with opportunities to practise their developing social skills. Staff use children's interests to engage them in activities, such as discussing a storm and making kites. Children also develop small-muscle skills and learn about the world around them.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff plan a varied curriculum, including teaching younger children to count and older children mathematical language.
  • Staff support children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to develop communication and language skills using singing and sign language, and working with other professionals.
  • Staff support children in practising small-muscle skills and strengthening their hands before writing.
  • Staff plan activities to support children's emotional development, using mirrors and props to encourage children to recognise feelings.
  • Staff teach children how to keep healthy and become independent, preparing them for school, and support their understanding of behaviour expectations.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the information shared with parents, so that they are clear about the progress their children are making and what they need to learn next
  • 2strengthen staff's planning of activities to ensure all children are fully engaged and supported to join in.
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What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak of the warm family feel of the nursery.

They state that staff help their children with potty training and appreciate the healthy meals they provide.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to develop communication and language skills. For example, staff sing with children and use sign language to help babies understand first words. Staff work closely with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to help support children who need extra help. Staff provide additional targeted support for children who need extra help.

Outdoor space

Children are supported to develop physical skills as they join in parachute games outdoors. Staff encourage children to take little, tiny and big steps as they join games in the garden. Older children practise squeezing and aiming bottles as they squirt paint and water down ramps in the garden. Children happily run around the garden, watching their kites blow up and down in the wind.

Parent Reviews of Little Acorns Nursery and Preschool

4.8
(8)
N M
a year ago

Both of our children have attended the nursery and we have nothing but great things to say about Little Acorns! The staff are warm and show a genuine interest in each individual child. They have lots of activities to keep the children busy and the menu is great! Our children have really thrived attending the nursery, so would definitely recommend it.

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Ryan Sullivan
9 months ago

Our little boy absolutely loves it here, They take such wonderful care of him and are very prompt with feedback and always provide a thorough breakdown of the day. If you have any uncertainty about where to place your child, send them here!!!

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Rose Wyatt
a year ago

I attended Little Acorns over 30 years ago and it was brilliant for me then, and it’s brilliant for our son now. He’s so well supported and cared for when he’s there. All the staff are kind and so lovely. I’m so grateful our son has the opportunity to go to Little Acorns 🩷

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Jack Tite
4 years ago

Our little boy went to Little Acorns for 2 days a week. The staff were incredibly friendly, warm and genuinely caring with the children. The facilities, organisation and daily updates were great and it is really well managed. He absolutely loved everybody there and especially Sammie – the room leader – who is absolutely wonderful. We are very sad we had to move and we haven't found a nursery that our little one loves as much as Little Acorns. Would highly recommend.

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Sarbjeet Mann
2 years ago

My son went to Little accorns for 6-7 months, the service and staff was good but there was no personal connection with the child or us as parents, we saw Mia the nursery manager a few times but busy in her own world. The staff in toddler room and pre school were mostly great but, it all felt more like a playscheme rather than a nursery. Very formal drop your kid collect them everything is on the app if you want to know what your kid did and ate check the app! no personal connection. I realised then as a parent that amazing offsted reports are not always the best nurserys to send your child to, you have to have the personal connection that relationship is very important. We have taken my child out of little accorns now. This is more of feedback than a unhappy review hence the 3 stars Thank you little accorns.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

1 November 2023

Good

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

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