What Ofsted grade does Acorn Day Nursery have?

Acorn Day Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 28 July 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Acorn Day Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Acorn Day Nursery for 81 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wellingborough has 53.

How much does Acorn Day Nursery cost?

Acorn Day Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Acorn Day Nursery 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 Day Nursery how it offers them.

When was Acorn Day Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Acorn Day Nursery on 28 July 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Acorn Day Nursery part of a nursery group?

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

Acorn Day Nursery

Day nursery in Wellingborough, NN9. Part of the North Northamptonshire council area.

Acorn Day Nursery, Unit A and H, Blands Yard,Church Street, Stanwick, Wellingborough, NN9 6PS

81 places

2014 registered with Ofsted

3 of 27 in our Wellingborough ranking

£123 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 28 July 2022

Ofsted grades for Acorn Day Nursery, inspection of 28 July 2022
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 Day Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East Midlands, 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	£128	£404
2 years old	£130	£411
3 to 4 years old	£123	£389

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

Acorn Day Nursery against Wellingborough

	Acorn Day Nursery	Wellingborough average
Places	81	53
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	81% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Acorn Day Nursery is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation, which has 18 nurseries in England and 6 rated Outstanding.

Questions parents ask about Acorn Day Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Acorn Day Nursery have?: Acorn Day Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 28 July 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Acorn Day Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Acorn Day Nursery for 81 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wellingborough has 53.
How much does Acorn Day Nursery cost?: Acorn Day Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Acorn Day Nursery 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 Day Nursery how it offers them.
When was Acorn Day Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Acorn Day Nursery on 28 July 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Acorn Day Nursery part of a nursery group?: Yes. Acorn Day Nursery 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.