Full-day nursery in Melling, Sefton
Little Acorns
Summerhill Primary School, Poverty Lane, LIVERPOOL, L31 3DT · 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 September 2000Reference 310440Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 November 2024Ofsted · 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 October 2025Food 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
Summerhill Primary School, Poverty Lane, LIVERPOOL, L31 3DT · More nurseries in L31
Stations
- Maghull5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Maghull North17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Molyneux Road, Leatherbarrows Lane and Hillcrest.
Parks and playgrounds
- Balls Wood Park5 min walk
- Glenn Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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 Sefton 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 full-day nursery at Summerhill Primary School, Poverty Lane, LIVERPOOL, L31 3DT, in Melling, Sefton. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd.
Run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little AcornsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Melling PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Summerhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- St George's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Hudson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Northway Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Green Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.4 miles
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.4 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 5 November 2024, 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 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Acorns?
Little Acorns is run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns?
Maghull is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns?
You can call 0151 284 0796 and visit littleacornsnurserymaghull.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.
- 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 310440 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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