Full-day nursery in Holme Slack, Lancashire
Little Acorns Pre-School
Kennington Primary School, Kennington Road, Fulwood, PRESTON, PR2 8ER · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kennington Primary School, Kennington Road, Fulwood, PRESTON, PR2 8ER · More nurseries in PR2
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Sharoe Green Library, Lindale Road and Lulworth Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moor Park8 min walk
- Eaves Brook Linear Park9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Kennington Primary School, Kennington Road, Fulwood, PRESTON, PR2 8ER, in Holme Slack, Lancashire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kennington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Olive School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Acorns Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- St Pius X Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Holme Slack Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Deepdale Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Eldon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 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 Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Acorns Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 10 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Acorns Pre-School take?
Little Acorns Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Acorns Pre-School?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Acorns Pre-School?
You can call 01772 717881 and visit www.littleacornsnursery.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
- 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 EY417226 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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