Acorns Nursery

Welcome to Acorns Nursery | Lead practitioner: Miss Cooke

In Acorns, children are provided with as many opportunities as possible to explore and be creative learners.
We have a free-flow system where children can initiate their own learning, both indoors and outdoors, alongside focus activities where children are supported to develop specific skills in phonics, maths and literacy.

We also have daily carpet times together where we sing songs, celebrate our achievements, work on different skills together and build on our knowledge.

The Government currently fund 15 hours of early years provision at no charge to the parents/carers.
(Please note- the hour of lunchtime nursery care (12pm-12.15pm) cannot be included in these free funded hours.

Register your interest in our nursery by completing the form on the Contact Us page.
Registration of interest does not mean you have to commit to your child coming to our school, it just means you get all the information you could need.

Please include the following information:

  • Child’s full name
  • Child’s date of birth
  • Child’s address
  • Parents/carer’s name
  • Parents/carer’s address
  • Parents/carer’s telephone number

Our provision, as of September 2024

Acorns Nursery class offers part time and full-time places, during term time only.  These sessions run everyday as follows:

Morning: 8.55am – 11.55am (3hrs)

Lunch care: 12–12.15pm (£1.50 charge)
This cannot be included in the free hours
(£3 optional school meal)

Afternoon: 12.15pm – 3.15pm (3hrs)
A full day is 6hrs.

From the start of the term following a child’s 2rd birthday you may be eligible for 15 hours per week of free nursery education. You will need to provide us with a valid code. Click here for further information: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/  Please note, the lunchtime care cannot be included in the funded hours.

Attending Acorns Nursery beyond the free funded 15 hours, is always welcomed and encouraged with the following charges per hour:
2 years old – £6
3 years old – £5 

Settling in Sessions

Settling in sessions are encouraged for each new starter, being welcomed for a 1-hour session without their adult. This is to allow your child to explore and develop their confidence in their new setting with the comfort of staff. After this session, staff will communicate with yourself how your child did and the next steps to ensure a smooth transition.