Full-day nursery in Maypole, Kent
Acorns Early Years Centre
Joy House, Franklin Road, Dartford, DA2 7UZ · 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 August 2003Reference EY243975Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Joy House, Franklin Road, Dartford, DA2 7UZ · More nurseries in DA2
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
© 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 Kent 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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Acorns Early Years Centre is a full-day nursery at Joy House, Franklin Road, Dartford, DA2 7UZ, in Maypole, Kent. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorns Early Years CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Baldwyns Park NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Bright Horizons Wilmington Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maypole Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Joydens Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Joydens Wood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Wilmington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- Wentworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Hextable Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Old Bexley Church of England School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 miles
- Shenstone School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.6 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 Acorns Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorns Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 27 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorns Early Years Centre take?
Acorns Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Acorns Early Years Centre?
Crayford is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorns Early Years Centre?
You can call 01322 550568 and visit www.acornsearlyyears.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.
- © 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 EY243975 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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