What Ofsted grade does Acorn at Westcroft have?

Acorn at Westcroft was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 16 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Acorn at Westcroft take?

Ofsted registers Acorn at Westcroft for 92 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Milton Keynes has 65.

How much does Acorn at Westcroft cost?

Acorn at Westcroft sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Acorn at Westcroft offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Acorn at Westcroft how it offers them.

When was Acorn at Westcroft last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Acorn at Westcroft on 16 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Acorn at Westcroft part of a nursery group?

Yes. Acorn at Westcroft is one of 18 day nurseries in England run by Acorn Early Years Foundation.

Acorn at Westcroft

Day nursery in Milton Keynes, MK4.

4 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE

92 places

2012 registered with Ofsted

5 of 67 in our Milton Keynes ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 16 January 2025

Ofsted grades for Acorn at Westcroft, inspection of 16 January 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Acorn at Westcroft sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Acorn at Westcroft against Milton Keynes

	Acorn at Westcroft	Milton Keynes average
Places	92	65
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	85% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Acorn at Westcroft is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation, which has 18 nurseries in England and 6 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Milton Keynes.

Questions parents ask about Acorn at Westcroft

What Ofsted grade does Acorn at Westcroft have?: Acorn at Westcroft was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 16 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Acorn at Westcroft take?: Ofsted registers Acorn at Westcroft for 92 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Milton Keynes has 65.
How much does Acorn at Westcroft cost?: Acorn at Westcroft sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Acorn at Westcroft offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Acorn at Westcroft how it offers them.
When was Acorn at Westcroft last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Acorn at Westcroft on 16 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Acorn at Westcroft part of a nursery group?: Yes. Acorn at Westcroft is one of 18 day nurseries in England run by Acorn Early Years Foundation.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.