Full-day nursery in Evershot, Dorset
Little Acorns Playgroup
Evershot Village Hall, The Common, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JY · 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
Evershot Village Hall, The Common, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JY · More nurseries in DT2
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including School Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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 Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Evershot Village Hall, The Common, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JY, in Evershot, Dorset. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Little Acorns Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 20 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns Playgroup take?
Little Acorns Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Acorns Playgroup?
You can call 07985 435958 and visit littleacornsevershot.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY281575 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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