Full-day nursery in Herne, Kent
Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School
Topfield, Rear of 71 Norton Avenue, HERNE BAY, CT6 7TA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Topfield, Rear of 71 Norton Avenue, HERNE BAY, CT6 7TA · More nurseries in CT6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Church and Streetfield.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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 (Herne) Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Topfield, Rear of 71 Norton Avenue, HERNE BAY, CT6 7TA, in Herne, Kent. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Herne Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.1 miles
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.1 miles
- Herne Bay Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.4 miles
- Herne Bay Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 1.4 miles
- Hoath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 miles
- Thornden Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 miles
- Hampton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.8 miles
- Herne Bay High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.3 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 (Herne) Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 25 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School take?
Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School?
Herne Bay is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School?
You can call 01227 749317.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 127322 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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