Full-day nursery in Askham Richard, York
Acorn Family Centre
Askham Grange Prison, Main Street, Askham Richard, YORK, YO23 3FT · 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 May 2022Reference 2686238Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places11 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 January 2020Food 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
Askham Grange Prison, Main Street, Askham Richard, YORK, YO23 3FT · More nurseries in YO23
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including St Mary's School and Rose and Crown.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 York there are about 2.7 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 Family Centre is a full-day nursery at Askham Grange Prison, Main Street, Askham Richard, YORK, YO23 3FT, in Askham Richard, York. It is registered for 11 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Action For Children Developments Limited.
Run by Action For Children Developments Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 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 Family Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Family Centre Good at its inspection on 17 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Family Centre take?
Acorn Family Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 11 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorn Family Centre?
Acorn Family Centre is run by Action For Children Developments Limited, which runs 22 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.
- 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 2686238 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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