Sessional pre-school in Walderslade, Medway
Little Acorns
Oaklands Infant School, Weeds Wood Road, CHATHAM, ME5 0QS · 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 March 2000Reference 103828Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places16 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Oaklands Infant School, Weeds Wood Road, CHATHAM, ME5 0QS · More nurseries in ME5
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Weeds Wood Road, Oaklands School and Sorrell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Princes Avenue Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 Medway there are about 4 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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Little Acorns is a sessional pre-school at Oaklands Infant School, Weeds Wood Road, CHATHAM, ME5 0QS, in Walderslade, Medway. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oaklands School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Walderslade Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Bradfields Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Horsted Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Horsted Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Maundene School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- The Rowans ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.6 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 Little Acorns's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Good at its inspection on 26 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns take?
Little Acorns is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Acorns?
You can call 01634 668187.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 103828 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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