Full-day nursery in Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes
Acorn Day Nursery Shenley
Shenley Road, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AB · 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 EY542266Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 September 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
Shenley Road, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AB · More nurseries in MK5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Fortescue Drive North, Shenley Church End Local Centre and Pleshey Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Toot (Site of Medieval Fort)5 min walk
- Shenley Wood Park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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 Day Nursery Shenley is a full-day nursery at Shenley Road, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AB, in Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 7 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Glastonbury Thorn School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Loughton School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Loughton Manor First School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Long Meadow School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Holmwood School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- Oxley Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 1.1 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 Day Nursery Shenley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Day Nursery Shenley Good at its inspection on 18 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Day Nursery Shenley take?
Acorn Day Nursery Shenley is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn Day Nursery Shenley?
Acorn Day Nursery Shenley is run by Acorn Early Years Foundation, which runs 18 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Acorn Day Nursery Shenley?
Milton Keynes Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorn Day Nursery Shenley?
You can call 01908 507282 and visit www.acornearlyyears.org.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 EY542266 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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