What Ofsted grade does Acorns Nursery have?

Acorns Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 18 June 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Acorns Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Acorns Nursery for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Basingstoke has 59.

How much does Acorns Nursery cost?

Acorns Nursery 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 Acorns 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 Acorns Nursery how it offers them.

When was Acorns Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Acorns Nursery on 18 June 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Acorns Nursery?

Nearby in RG23: Littlemonkeys Daycare, The Barn Nursery School (Wootton) Ltd, Castle Hill Pre-School.

Acorns Nursery

Day nursery in Basingstoke, RG23. Part of the Hampshire council area.

St John's Centre, St John's Road, Oakley, Basingstoke, RG23 7DX

24 places

2007 registered with Ofsted

20 of 43 in our Basingstoke ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 18 June 2024

Ofsted grades for Acorns Nursery, inspection of 18 June 2024
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Acorns Nursery 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.

Acorns Nursery against Basingstoke

	Acorns Nursery	Basingstoke average
Places	24	59
Ofsted outcome	Good	93% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Acorns Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Acorns Nursery have?: Acorns Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 18 June 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Acorns Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Acorns Nursery for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Basingstoke has 59.
How much does Acorns Nursery cost?: Acorns Nursery 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 Acorns 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 Acorns Nursery how it offers them.
When was Acorns Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Acorns Nursery on 18 June 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Acorns Nursery?: Nearby in RG23: Littlemonkeys Daycare, The Barn Nursery School (Wootton) Ltd, Castle Hill Pre-School.

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.