Children 1st @ Acorns
Day nursery in Staffordshire, ST10.
Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Stoke On Trent, ST10 4JJWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 25 June 2025
| 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.
What a place could cost
Children 1st @ Acorns sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West 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 | £142 | £449 |
| 2 years old | £138 | £435 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £133 | £420 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Children 1st @ Acorns against Staffordshire
| Children 1st @ Acorns | Staffordshire average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 122 | 59 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 87% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Tiny Hearts Big Futures Strong standard in all 6, 53 places, ST10 1ET
- Kids Planet Cheadle Stoke Outstanding, 76 places, ST10 1ED
- Cheadle Kindergarten Outstanding, 45 places, ST10 1EG
Children 1st @ Acorns is run by Breedon House Nurseries, which has 23 nurseries in England and 1 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Children 1st @ Acorns
- What Ofsted grade does Children 1st @ Acorns have?
- Children 1st @ Acorns was rated Good at its inspection on 25 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Children 1st @ Acorns take?
- Ofsted registers Children 1st @ Acorns for 122 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Staffordshire has 59.
- How much does Children 1st @ Acorns cost?
- Children 1st @ Acorns sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Children 1st @ Acorns 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 Children 1st @ Acorns how it offers them.
- When was Children 1st @ Acorns last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Children 1st @ Acorns on 25 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Children 1st @ Acorns part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Children 1st @ Acorns is one of 23 day nurseries in England run by Breedon House Nurseries.
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.