Little Acorns Day Nursery and Montessori School
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Peterborough for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2010, with 64 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 Cambridgeshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cambridgeshire 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
PE7 3NTWhat 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 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff demonstrate a genuine warmth and sense of caring towards each child. They know children exceptionally well and use their expert knowledge to provide a welcoming, homely environment, where children play and learn happily. Children especially love exploring in the garden, where they show how well they have learned to collaborate and negotiate with one another. Staff know just when to join children in their games and show high-quality teaching as they playfully extend and enhance children's activities. This helps children to remain deeply focused and thoroughly absorbed in their chosen activities for a considerable time.
Staff implement a rich curriculum that embraces children's interests and builds on their abilities over time. They plan targeted activities to stimulate children's senses and develop the fundamental skills they need to make progress and learn. Children thoroughly enjoy undertaking these focused, yet playful tasks, in a calm and quiet area of the nursery. For example, children learn to carefully fill containers and use squeezy bottles to squirt water. This helps to develop children's muscles and refine their abilities to manipulate objects. Children flourish at the nursery and when the time comes, they have the skills and attributes they need for school.
- 30 August 2024Outstanding
- 10 December 2018Outstanding
- 7 April 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Acorns Day Nursery and Montessori School
- 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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