Helmdon Acorns Pre-School
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Brackley for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £6.10 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Private hours are any hours your child attends above the funded entitlement, or if your family is not eligible for funding. These are currently charged at £6.10 per hour.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
All 3 and 4-year-olds in England are entitled to 570 hours of funded Early Years education per year. This is usually taken as 15 hours per week across 38 weeks of the year. You claim your funded hours from the start of the term after your child turns 3. Working parents can now apply and receive 30 hours of funded childcare for children aged 9 months and older, effective September 2025. Free educat.
Worth knowing. All of our session blocks can be covered using your 15 or 30-hour government funding entitlement, provided you have hours available. Government funding covers teaching and core curriculum resources. Our voluntary fees cover the “extras” that keep our setting running smoothly and make our days special: Healthy Snacks: Nutritious snacks provided in the morning and afternoon at £0.50 per snack session attended. Outdoor & Allotment: Seeds for our allotment and ingredients for our weekly baking sessi.
What childcare usually costs in West Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Northamptonshire 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
NN13 5QPWhat 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.
Still missing for Helmdon Acorns Pre-School
- 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 £6.10 an hour 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.