Full-day nursery in Knowle, Hampshire
Growing Places @ Little Acorns
Little Acorns, Mayles Lane, Wickham, PO17 5AG · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Little Acorns, Mayles Lane, Wickham, PO17 5AG · More nurseries in PO17
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Mayles Corner, North Square and Knowle Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Hampshire 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.
What parents say
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Growing Places @ Little Acorns is a full-day nursery at Little Acorns, Mayles Lane, Wickham, PO17 5AG, in Knowle, Hampshire. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Community Childcare Centres.
Run by Community Childcare Centres (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing Places @ Little AcornsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Growing Places @ OakmeadowFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Wickham Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| Good Manors Day Nurseries LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Orchard Lea Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Boundary Oak School ages 2–17has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- St Columba CE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.5 miles
- Wickham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.6 miles
- Uplands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.8 miles
- The Henry Cort Community College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 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 Growing Places @ Little Acorns's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Growing Places @ Little Acorns Good at its inspection on 31 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Growing Places @ Little Acorns take?
Growing Places @ Little Acorns is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Growing Places @ Little Acorns?
Growing Places @ Little Acorns is run by Community Childcare Centres, which runs 6 nurseries.
How do I contact Growing Places @ Little Acorns?
You can call 07794 744947 and visit www.growingplaces.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2631346 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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