Little Acorns Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Lincoln for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 1992, with 24 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
LN1 2XTWhat 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 develop close bonds with staff and feel confident to make choices from a wide range of resources. They become deeply engaged when exploring the wellorganised environment, and they happily share their ideas with staff and others during play. Children develop a caring nature and imitate staff's kind behaviour.
They fetch a chair for others to sit on, explaining it is so they do not get a 'sandy bottom' from the floor. Staff encourage children to love stories. Children enjoy using pictures in books to create a new story for their friends, starting with 'Once upon a time, there was an old man'. Children listen carefully to staff's instructions.
They wait patiently in a line to wash their hands before lunch. Children know how staff expect them to behave. They safely move backwards, making 'beep' sounds when staff ask them to reverse. Children help staff to tidy away resources when they have finished with them. They remind others that they need to do the same.
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 are further supported during play - provide children with further support to resolve conflict for themselves n improve the organisation of daily routines to minimise the time children spend unoccupied or rushed.
- 17 July 2023Good
- 8 March 2023Inadequate
- 18 May 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Acorns Pre-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.