Full-day nursery in Clayton Green, Lancashire
Little Acorns Childcare Ltd
34 Sheep Hill Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7JH · 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 April 2002Reference EY136994Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating2 (Improvement necessary)inspected 18 June 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
34 Sheep Hill Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7JH · More nurseries in PR6
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Wood End Rd, Kiln Croft and Cam Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cuerden Valley Park2 min walk
- Carr Brook Linear Park8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Lancashire 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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Little Acorns Childcare Ltd is a full-day nursery at 34 Sheep Hill Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7JH, in Clayton Green, Lancashire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.4 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Cambian Red Rose School ages 5–18 0.3 miles
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Westwood Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Clayton Brook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.2 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 Childcare Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Childcare Ltd Good at its inspection on 5 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns Childcare Ltd take?
Little Acorns Childcare Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns Childcare Ltd?
Bamber Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns Childcare Ltd?
You can call 01772 696288 and visit www.littleacornsnursery.school.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY136994 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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