Opening hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6.00pm. Open all year, except bank holidays.
Little Acorns Nursery in Skipton (BD23 2UE)
Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
North Yorkshire
About this day nursery
Little Acorns Nursery in Skipton offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can develop a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Established by an experienced headteacher, the nursery is committed to providing an exceptional early years education.
The curriculum, which is rich in vocabulary, is designed to inspire, nurture, and encourage active learning. The nursery fosters a warm and inclusive atmosphere, emphasising strong and trusting relationships between staff, parents, and children.
The dedicated and highly trained team ensures that the founding ethos of the nursery is integrated into all aspects of their daily practice, creating a supportive and engaging experience for every child.
Our ethos
Little Acorns Nursery is committed to providing an exceptional early years education, fostering a warm and inclusive atmosphere, and inspiring active learning through a rich vocabulary curriculum. They emphasise building strong, trusting relationships and integrate their founding ethos into daily practice to create a supportive and engaging experience.
What it's like
Children are welcomed into the nursery by smiling staff and are keen to explore the stimulating environment. They make good progress, including those with SEND, and their progress is closely monitored. Children behave well, demonstrate positive attitudes, and are beginning to manage their own feelings.
Vocabulary-rich curriculumExperienced headteacher founderNurturing and inclusive environment
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2024
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Acorns Nursery
Last inspected 10 December 2024
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 are welcomed into the nursery by smiling staff and are keen to explore the stimulating environment. They make good progress, including those with SEND, and their progress is closely monitored. Children behave well, demonstrate positive attitudes, and are beginning to manage their own feelings.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders effectively deploy staff and are ambitious for all children, providing an inclusive environment.
- The provider is ambitious and driven to improve, with a clear understanding of strengths and areas for improvement.
- Staff understand areas of learning and promote communication and language skills well through a language-rich environment.
- The curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced, supporting children to develop social skills through cooperative play.
- Parents are highly positive about the care and learning their children receive, with daily updates on progress.
Areas to develop
- 1support more able children to extend their knowledge and understanding of early mathematical concepts appropriate to their age and stage of development
- 2provide more opportunities for parents to share their views and be involved in the improvement process
Inspection #10376687 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents say staff are kind and patient
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children make good progress from their starting points, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Their progress is closely monitored and staff know how to seek support from outside agencies if needed.
Outdoor space
Babies explore the spacious playroom, building physical skills as they crawl, climb, and begin to walk. Older children learn to assess risks and keep themselves safe, for instance, by practicing road safety when crossing to the outdoor area at the other building.
Inspection history
Most recent inspection
10 December 2024
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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