Full-day nursery in Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes
Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe
17 South Street, Milton Keynes, MK19 7EL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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 January 2017Reference EY543686Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
17 South Street, Milton Keynes, MK19 7EL · More nurseries in MK19
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including South Street and North Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe is a full-day nursery at 17 South Street, Milton Keynes, MK19 7EL, in Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 1 review (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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Day Nursery CastlethorpeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Hanslope Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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| Childcare PathwaysFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
| Acorn Day Nursery (Stony Stratford)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castlethorpe First School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Cosgrove Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 1.2 miles
- Hanslope Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.7 miles
- Haversham Village School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe Good at its inspection on 18 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe take?
Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe?
Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation, which runs 18 nurseries.
How do I contact Acorn Day Nursery Castlethorpe?
You can call 01908 510222 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543686 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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