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Little Acorns Nursery With Sunrise And Sunset Club

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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3.7(3 parent reviews) ·All Saints C Of E Primary School, Finch Lane, Wigan, WN6 9DT · Lancashire
Number of places
45 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Little Acorns Nursery, located in Wigan, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children. The nursery provides childcare services for ages ranging from two, three, and four-year-olds, alongside a dedicated Sunrise and Sunset Club for before and after school care.

They emphasise a child-centric approach to learning and development, fostering independence and confidence in a safe and welcoming atmosphere. The nursery also boasts a diverse forest area for outdoor exploration and learning.

Having celebrated over 20 years of providing quality childcare and education, Little Acorns is committed to ensuring the happiness and well-being of every child in their care.

Our ethos

Little Acorns Nursery believes in a child-centric approach to learning and development, aiming to foster independence and confidence in a safe and welcoming atmosphere. They also offer outdoor exploration and learning in their forest area.

What it's like

Staff greet children warmly and are genuinely excited to hear their stories from home, leading children to arrive eager to learn and settle quickly. The environment offers rich learning experiences both indoors and outdoors, where staff play alongside children, ensuring their safety and encouraging creative exploration. Children are confident, show care and concern for each other, and persevere through challenges, reflecting the high expectations and culture of respect fostered by staff. They are learning to keep themselves safe, especially during regular visits to the forest area.

Extended opening hoursHoliday clubAccepts government fundingForest area

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-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

Opening hours

Nursery: 8am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday; Out of School Club: 7:45am-8:55am and 3:30pm-5:45pm

Session types

Full day, Morning session, Afternoon session, Before school club, After school club

Age range

2-4 years + Out of School Club

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Acorns Nursery With Sunrise And Sunset Club

Last inspected 9 May 2024 · Dawn France

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

Staff greet children warmly and are genuinely excited to hear their stories from home, leading children to arrive eager to learn and settle quickly. The environment offers rich learning experiences both indoors and outdoors, where staff play alongside children, ensuring their safety and encouraging creative exploration. Children are confident, show care and concern for each other, and persevere through challenges, reflecting the high expectations and culture of respect fostered by staff. They are learning to keep themselves safe, especially during regular visits to the forest area.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff provide engaging learning opportunities, such as finding hidden bugs, which develops children's vocabulary and knowledge of the natural world.
  • Leaders have designed a carefully considered curriculum for communication and language, with staff constantly interacting with children to enrich their language skills.
  • Children enjoy many opportunities to explore number, shape, and pattern, revisiting their work and building on their learning.
  • Staff foster a positive attitude to learning and provide many opportunities for children to be independent, taking pride in their successes.
  • Leaders are ambitious and passionate, with a clear vision to offer high-quality learning experiences, and effectively support staff professional development and well-being.

Areas to develop

  • 1enrich the curriculum to explore diversity further in order to help children learn and understand about people, families and communities different to their own.
Inspection #10335689 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

The environment provides a fascinating array of learning experiences indoors and outdoors. Children are learning to keep themselves safe, particularly on their regular visits to the forest area. Children enjoy a range of physical challenges in the environment. They work together during block play to manipulate and carry large slabs of polystyrene. Children are able to negotiate demanding climbing and balancing equipment. They are becoming aware of their own bodies, while developing strength and stamina.

Parent Reviews of Little Acorns Nursery With Sunrise And Sunset Club

3.7
(3)
Sarah Fenelon
a year ago

Amazing nursery and preschool. Lovely setting and wonderful staff. My children have thrived there and it’s fully prepared them for a fabulous school, All Saints

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Inspection history

Date: June 2018

  • May 2024Good
  • June 2018Good

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