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Muddy Boots Acomb

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.9(32 parent reviews) ·Westfield Primary School, Askham Lane, York, YO24 3HP · York
Number of places
131 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
York

About this day nursery

Muddy Boots Acomb, established in 2025, is a childcare setting located in York, catering to children aged 0–11 years. The nursery provides a stimulating environment where children thrive, forming strong bonds and engaging in various activities such as water play, sand digging, and exploring the forest-school area.

The dedicated staff, who are well-trained and motivated, excel in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with external agencies to tailor learning plans and ensure consistent progress. Children with SEND are particularly happy and settled, making superb progress in managing their behaviour and emotions.

The nursery places a high priority on outdoor learning, offering a wonderful, specifically planned outdoor space that promotes development across all areas. This commitment to both indoor and outdoor activities, coupled with individualised support, helps all children make excellent progress and grow in confidence.

Parents consistently commend the staff's dedication to their children's development.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and excited, forming strong bonds with staff and friends. They enjoy diverse activities like splashing in water, digging in sand, and exploring the forest-school area. Staff know children well, providing engaging experiences that support their readiness for the next stage of education, with particular expertise in supporting children with SEND.

Strong bonds with staffEngaging outdoor playExcellent SEND provisionIndividualised support

Key facts

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2025

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 11
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Muddy Boots Acomb

Last inspected 17 March 2026

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happy and excited, forming strong bonds with staff and friends. They enjoy diverse activities like splashing in water, digging in sand, and exploring the forest-school area. Staff know children well, providing engaging experiences that support their readiness for the next stage of education, with particular expertise in supporting children with SEND.

Inspector highlights

  • Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
  • Staff consistently observe children and know them extremely well, promptly addressing any learning or development gaps.
  • Leaders and staff effectively use refined assessment tools for early identification of language development delays.
  • Early years pupil premium funding is used to buy equipment that promotes children's physical development indoors and outdoors.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make consistent progress due to tailored support and interventions.
  • Children typically achieve well, make appropriate progress, and engage in conversations and imaginative play.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should support staff to extend their interactions with children to develop their speaking and listening skills, to make even further progress in their communication development.
  • 2Leaders should review and strengthen times of transition during the day to provide an even smoother flow for younger children, to enhance their engagement and concentration.
  • 3Leaders should support staff to enhance daily routines, such as mealtimes, to provide further opportunities to extend children's personal and social skills.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff are well-trained and motivated to support children with SEND, working closely with external agencies to continuously review and adapt learning plans. Children with SEND receive targeted one-to-one support and purposeful learning experiences, making consistent progress. They are especially happy and settled at the nursery and make superb progress in managing their behaviour and emotions.

Outdoor space

The nursery provides a wonderful outdoor space, specifically planned for each group of children, which positively promotes their development across all learning areas. Children thrive in the outdoor area, learning about nature, practicing riding wheeled toys, and having opportunities for quiet time with staff.

Parent Reviews of Muddy Boots Acomb

4.9
(32)
Natalie Needham
7 months ago

Our little boy absolutely loves Muddy Boots and that says it all for us as parents. He is so excited to go in on a morning. His relationship with his key worker Sammy is great, he absolutely adores her. The updates we get are brilliant and seeing all the amazing activities that they do with the kids is great. He is learning and developing so well and we know he is so well looked after.

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Tom Haigh
a year ago

Since moving to the nursery we have been very impressed by everything, it’s been a far better experience than the previous nursery. The variety of food served is the biggest difference, but also the organisation of everything and the staff are great as well. Particular shoutout to Rachel who always seems to be very happy and cheerful and loves our little one, she is so comfortable with her as well. Saying that, all the staff in the discoverers room are brilliant and made the transition to settling at Muddy Boots very smooth. Now moved up to the toddler room, I can say the staff in there are brilliant too, shout out to Morgan who’s also a great key worker for our child. Couldn’t recommend Muddy Boots enough to anyone looking, it’s well worth the waiting list!

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Laura Langan
7 months ago

R is always excited when we arrive at Nursery. The staff seem to really know and care about your child. It is amazing to know that while I am at work they are being well cared for, happy and having fun.

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Nathan
4 years ago

My daughter joined Muddy Boots earlier in the year and we can’t praise the nursery and staff enough. Since joining the investigators room she has developed a great bond with the team in the room, especially her key person (Beth). They go over and above every day she is in and always keep in mind her interests. The app is great and it’s lovely to get pictures of her enjoying herself at nursery, especially after such a difficult year!

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Hawkie86
5 years ago

Our eldest daughter joined the Muddy Boots family in Sep 2020 in the middle the of the pandemic, so both our daughter and ourselves were nervous, but the team at Muddy Boots had brilliant processes in place, made our daughter feel valued and gave her confidence to be herself. Since then she has thrived and absolutely loves going, and we fully intend to send our youngest there when they get a little older. The team are approachable and communicate with us really well, we are so glad we chose Muddy Boots over more local childcare providers.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

17 March 2026

Expected standard

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

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