Acorn Early Years Foundation

Acorn Early Years Foundation runs 18 childcare settings on the Ofsted register across 4 council areas, with 1,058 registered places between them. 17 of them have a published inspection report we summarise in full, linked below.

How Acorn Early Years Foundation's settings were graded

Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Strong standard)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 16 settings (6 Outstanding, 10 Good)

Each setting is inspected on its own, so grades differ from one to the next. Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Settings run by Acorn Early Years Foundation

Acorn Day Nursery (Sharnbrook) - Day nursery, Bedford MK44 1LQ, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
Ofsted report card, 11 November 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Acorn At Cold Harbour - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK3 7PD, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
Ofsted, 10 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn at Hedgerows - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK6 4NP, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted, 1 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn At Jubilee Wood - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK6 2LB, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
Ofsted, 27 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn at Kents Hill - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK7 6JF, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 4 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn at Mulberry Bear - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 26 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn At New Bradwell - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK13 0BQ, ages 0 to 11, 89 places
Ofsted, 16 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn at the Rowans - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK11 2BD, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
Ofsted, 24 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn at Westcroft - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK4 4DE, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
Ofsted, 16 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn at Wolverton Mill - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK12 5TW, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
Ofsted, 9 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK19 7EL, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 18 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery, Emberton - Day nursery, Olney MK46 5BX, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
Ofsted, 24 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery Shenley - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK5 6AB, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery (Stony Stratford) - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK11 1BN, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 23 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wellingborough NN9 6PS, ages 1 to 4, 81 places
Ofsted, 28 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery Burton Latimer - Day nursery, Burton Latimer NN15 5PS, ages 0 to 4, 93 places
Ofsted, 24 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery Brafield On The Green - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 1BA, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
Ofsted, 5 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery, Deanshanger - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK19 6HT, 24 places

Where

Source: Ofsted register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.