Full-day nursery in Westcroft, Milton Keynes
Acorn at Westcroft
4 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, MILTON KEYNES, MK4 4DE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2012Reference EY447038Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places92 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
4 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, MILTON KEYNES, MK4 4DE · More nurseries in MK4
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft District Centre and Hidcote Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Howe Park Wood4 min walk
- Oxley Park9 min walk
- Emerson Valley District Park10 min walk
- Shenley Wood Park11 min walk
- Kingsmead Spinney12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Milton Keynes there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Acorn at Westcroft is a full-day nursery at 4 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, MILTON KEYNES, MK4 4DE, in Westcroft, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.1 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation.
Run by Acorn Early Years Foundation (charity), which runs 18 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Long Meadow School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Oxley Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.4 miles
- Howe Park School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Giles Brook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Priory Rise School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Emerson Valley School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Merebrook Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Acorn at Westcroft's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn at Westcroft Outstanding at its inspection on 16 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn at Westcroft take?
Acorn at Westcroft is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn at Westcroft?
Acorn at Westcroft is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation, which runs 18 nurseries.
How do I contact Acorn at Westcroft?
You can call 01908 506793 and visit www.acornchildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY447038 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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