Little Acorns New Earswick Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in York for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 7 days a week. £334.00 a week, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2013, with 49 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £77.504 days per week £80.001-3 days per week | £47.50per morning (includes breakfast & lunch) or per afternoon (includes afternoon snack & tea) | £334.00Nursery fees |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 voluntary 50.00
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 an hour Under two's voluntary payment on funded hours
- £2.00 an hour Over two's voluntary payment on funded hours
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours funding for children who are 9 months + and also the Early Learning for 2 year old's funding.
Worth knowing. Additional charge on each funded hour: Under two's £1.00 per hour, Over two's £2.00 per hour.
What childcare usually costs in York
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in York 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
YO32 4DSWhat 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, 17 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form strong bonds with the staff at this setting. They arrive ready for their day and show excitement when greeted by their familiar key person. Staff are involved in the settling process for children. This means that they are familiar with children's routines, needs and comforts. Staff use this information to ensure that children remain happy and settled throughout the day. Staff model kindness and consistently praise positive behaviour. Children respond to this by showing kindness to their peers. Children lay down for a rest and others pat their back to settle them. Pre-school children offer to take turns during games to ensure that they are fair.
Staff have high ambitions for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The special educational needs coordinator attends meetings with leaders and other agencies to support children's learning and development. This ensures that the children continue to make good levels of progress from when they first start.
Children access the outdoor area every day. They learn to explore different resources, such as how to kick a large ball and climb on and off ride-on toys.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- reflect on and enhance the facilities for mealtimes in the baby room to meet their needs and support their independence n review curriculum goals regularly to ensure that teaching across the setting reflects them n enhance staff's understanding of what babies need to learn next and ensure that they prepare the environment to support this.
- 17 July 2023Good
- 8 January 2018Good
- 3 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Acorns New Earswick Ltd
- 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 £334.00 a week 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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