Little Acorns Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Boston 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2017, with 59 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 Lincolnshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lincolnshire 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
PE21 6DAWhat 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, 16 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show positive relationships with staff. For example, children in the baby room snuggle up to staff when unfamiliar people enter the playroom. Pre-school children are supported to learn about their emotions and feelings. For example, staff talk to them about how a monster is feeling in a book. Children are asked to look in mirrors to make happy, confused and sad faces. They talk about their feelings, saying that when they cuddle a soft toy monster, it makes them happy.
Children who speak English as an additional language are supported well with their communication and language skills. For example, staff use key words in their home language to support their understanding, such as when they start toileting. Preschool children use pictures to show staff and their peers what they want. This includes showing images of asking for help and to share, wait and stop. This helps them to communicate their thoughts and needs.
Children are encouraged to share the toys they play with. When they do this, children receive praise from staff, helping to raise their self-esteem. Children in the baby room relish the praise they receive for their achievements. They go to all adults and some of the children to receive a 'high five' and a fist bump from them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the sharing of information between children's key person and other staff so that children's learning and development is further supported during play n support staff to implement the curriculum for all children to develop the large muscles in their bodies n support staff to implement agreed routines at mealtimes to support all children to remain engaged in learning.
- 16 September 2024Good
- 4 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Acorns Nursery
- 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.
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