Sessional pre-school in Halesowen, Dudley
Little Acorns
Church House, High Street, Halesowen, B63 3BB · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Church House, High Street, Halesowen, B63 3BB · More nurseries in B63
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including St John the Baptist, Trinity Point and Halesowen Bus Station.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Dudley there are about 4.7 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.
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Little Acorns is a sessional pre-school at Church House, High Street, Halesowen, B63 3BB, in Halesowen, Dudley. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Melanie Gooch & Samantha Riley Partnership.
Run by Melanie Gooch & Samantha Riley Partnership (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little AcornsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Halesowen Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Korner Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| The Cosy Corner Day Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Jack and Jill's Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Halesowen CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Tenterfields Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Newfield Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2021 0.5 miles
- Manor Way Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Huntingtree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Lapal Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Good at its inspection on 19 September 2025, 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 27 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Acorns?
Little Acorns is run by Melanie Gooch & Samantha Riley Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns?
Old Hill is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551390 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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