Full-day nursery in Stanwick, North Northamptonshire
Acorn Day Nursery
Acorn Day Nursery, Unit A and H, Blands Yard,Church Street, Stanwick, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN9 6PS · 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 October 2014Reference EY481831Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Acorn Day Nursery, Unit A and H, Blands Yard,Church Street, Stanwick, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN9 6PS · More nurseries in NN9
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Street, High Street and Stanwick Church Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Spencer Parade Gardens2 min walk
- Stanwick Pocket Park5 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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 is a full-day nursery at Acorn Day Nursery, Unit A and H, Blands Yard,Church Street, Stanwick, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN9 6PS, in Stanwick, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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
- Stanwick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Windmill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- Raunds Park Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.6 miles
- Manor School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Inadequateinspected July 2024 1.5 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 28 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Day Nursery take?
Acorn Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn Day Nursery?
Acorn Day Nursery is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation, which runs 18 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY481831 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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