What Ofsted grade does Little Acorns have?

Little Acorns was rated Good at its inspection on 5 November 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Little Acorns take?

Ofsted registers Little Acorns for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sefton has 64.

How much does Little Acorns cost?

Little Acorns sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Little 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 Little Acorns how it offers them.

When was Little Acorns last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Little Acorns on 5 November 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Little Acorns?

Nearby in L31: Little Foxes Maghull LTD, First Class Nursery, Explorers Lydiate.

Little Acorns

Day nursery in Sefton, L31.

Summerhill Primary School, Poverty Lane, Liverpool, L31 3DT

48 places

2000 registered with Ofsted

22 of 50 in our Sefton ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 5 November 2024

Ofsted grades for Little Acorns, inspection of 5 November 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

Little Acorns sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, 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	£136	£429
2 years old	£124	£391
3 to 4 years old	£120	£381

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

Little Acorns against Sefton

	Little Acorns	Sefton average
Places	48	64
Ofsted outcome	Good	92% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Little Acorns

What Ofsted grade does Little Acorns have?: Little Acorns was rated Good at its inspection on 5 November 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Little Acorns take?: Ofsted registers Little Acorns for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sefton has 64.
How much does Little Acorns cost?: Little Acorns sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Little 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 Little Acorns how it offers them.
When was Little Acorns last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Little Acorns on 5 November 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Little Acorns?: Nearby in L31: Little Foxes Maghull LTD, First Class Nursery, Explorers Lydiate.

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.