Acorn to Oak Nursery and Preschool Ltd
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chessington for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2021, with 100 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 Kingston upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kingston upon Thames 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
KT9 1PLWhat 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, 30 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff work hard to maintain a safe and suitable learning environment for children, indoors and outdoors. They supervise children well during their play. Staff set high expectations for children's learning, including their behaviour. They help children to manage their feelings and emotions. As a result, children become calmer and can follow routines. They respond positively to praise from staff, which helps to promote their self-esteem and confidence. Staff are attentive to children's health.
They provide children with easy access to water during outdoor play in hot weather, helping to keep them hydrated.
Staff design a highly ambitious curriculum tailored for each age group of children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help children, particularly the older ones, to identify and manage ageappropriate risks for themselves to enhance their understanding of protecting themselves during their play n increase opportunities for children to learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others.
- 30 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 26 November 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Acorn to Oak Nursery and Preschool Ltd
- 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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