Acorn Day Nursery Shenley
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Milton Keynes for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2017, with 48 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Milton Keynes
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Milton Keynes from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
MK5 6ABWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 18 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff know that for children to be ready to learn well, they first need to feel happy and safe. Leader therefore put in place a highly successful programme of 'settling-in' arrangements before children start to attend nursery. Where possible, they offer home visits to get to know children and their families. Children visit the nursery several times before they start, to help them get to know key staff and to become familiar with routines. This attention to detail successfully ensures that children settle quickly and show they feel very much 'at home' soon after starting. Staff use daily routines well to encourage good manner and kind behaviour.
Leaders plan a programme of learning experiences that ignite children's interest.
Staff deliver them with enthusiasm, helping children enjoy their learning. The curriculum of learning for children's language development is especially effective.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further the planning and delivery of the curriculum for mathematical development.
- 18 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 30 April 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Acorn Day Nursery Shenley
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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