Little Acorns Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Westerham for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:20, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 1992, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Consumables charge of £1.50 per day is voluntary; if not paid, parents must sign an agreement and provide a daily snack.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
TN16 2AGWhat 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, 5 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form close relationships with the warm and friendly staff. They feel safe and secure in the knowledge that they can express their emotions and views. For example, staff take time to talk to children as they look in a mirror and discuss how they are feeling. Children are well behaved, and staff praise them for acts of kindness. Staff are consistent in their approach to support children to develop their independence. Children queue up to wash their own hands, put rubbish in the bin and tidy up their toys. Staff encourage children to practise tricky tasks for themselves. As such, children develop well in their independence skills.
Staff design a curriculum that focuses on children's involvement in their community.
For example, children take part in a weekly gardening club. They then use the skills that they have learned to plant spring bulbs around the village. Children talk about growing flowers to take part in the local horticultural show. Staff arrange for guests to visit the children at the pre-school, including the road crossing patrol officer. The children greet her by name and know that she helps them to safely cross the road outside. These activities enthuse and inspire children and teach them the value of their community.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's questioning techniques to provide children with opportunities to further develop their communication and language skills n enhance the use of stories and books throughout the pre-school to further promote children's love of books and support their literacy development.
- 5 December 2024Good
- 13 February 2019Good
- 19 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Acorns Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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