Acorn Pre-School & The Mighty Oaks
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A pre-school in Shefford for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £56.70 a day for 2-year-old, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 85 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-year-old2y to 3y | £56.70Acorn Pre-School – 2-year-old | £28.35Acorn Pre-School – 2-year-old, 6 hrs | |
| 3- & 4-year-old3y to 4y | £48.60Acorn Pre-School – 3- & 4-year-old | £24.30Acorn Pre-School – 3- & 4-year-old, 6 hrs | |
| All ages | – | £7.55Breakfast Club from 7.30am £7.60After School Club until 4.30pm £10.10After School Club until 5pm £12.10After School Club until 5.30pm £14.25After School Club until 6pm |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £30.00 Home Visit and starting fee (Acorn Pre-School)not refundable
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £3.00 a session Funded Morning Session (9am to 12pm)voluntary contribution fee per funded pre-school session
- £3.00 a session Funded Afternoon Session (12pm to 3pm)voluntary contribution fee per funded pre-school session
- £6.00 a day Funded All Dayvoluntary contribution fee per funded pre-school session
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Extended, Universal and 2 year old Local Authority (LA) Additionally Supported Funding for registered and eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Voluntary sustainability contribution fee per funded session; parents who opt out must provide snacks and consumables.
What childcare usually costs in Central Bedfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Central Bedfordshire 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
SG17 5XAWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for Acorn Pre-School & The Mighty Oaks
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £56.70 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.