Full-day nursery in Handforth, Cheshire East
The Little Acorns Day Nursery
223 Wilmslow Road, Wilmslow, SK9 3JZ · 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 November 2013Reference EY471924Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places130 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 June 2025Food 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
223 Wilmslow Road, Wilmslow, SK9 3JZ · More nurseries in SK9
Stations
- Handforth20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Lakeland, Wilmslow Rd and Stanley Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanley Hall Park9 min walk
- Meriton Road Park12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Cheshire East there are about 2.5 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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The Little Acorns Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 223 Wilmslow Road, Wilmslow, SK9 3JZ, in Handforth, Cheshire East. It is registered for 130 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 20 reviews (October 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
- Willow House School ages 5–14 0.3 miles
- Royal School, Manchester ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Outwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- Oakgrove School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Bolshaw Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.9 miles
- Etchells Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 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 The Little Acorns Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Acorns Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Acorns Day Nursery take?
The Little Acorns Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 130 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Little Acorns Day Nursery?
Handforth is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Acorns Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 498 9251 and visit www.little-acorns-nursery.co.uk.
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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.
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- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY471924 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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