Little Acorns Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Hemel Hempstead for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £6.00 an hour for age two until the term after they are th, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2018, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age two until the term after they are th2y to 3y | £6.00Lunch club £12.002 hour, 2 hrs £18.003 hour, 3 hrs £30.005 hour, 5 hrs £36.006 hour, 6 hrs | £6.00Extra hour | |
| Three year olds3y to 4y | £5.50Lunch club £11.002 hour, 2 hrs £16.503 hour, 5 hrs £27.505 hour, 5 hrs £33.006 hour, 6 hrs | £5.50Extra hour |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £6.00 Little Acorns tshirts
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
We are registered to receive funding from the Local Education Authority for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. We offer 15 hour funded places and 30 hour funded places.
Worth knowing. If you are entitled to 15 hours funding you can also pay for additional hours/sessions. We do offer the 30 hours funding for eligible working families.
What childcare usually costs in Hertfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hertfordshire 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
HP1 3QGWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 12 July 2021.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Little Acorns Pre School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £6.00 an hour 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.