About our nursery
Established in 1998, Little Acorns Day Nursery is a DBS checked, Ofsted registered day care centre, located in the Joseph Rowntree Hartrigg Oaks complex, New Earswick. Our nursery manager, Tina Heard has been here since July 1998, and bought the nursery in August 2013. Several staff have also worked here for 15 years or more. The Nursery is registered for 49 children.
We have three different age groups/roo ms:
Excellent facilities
All our rooms are fully-equipped with basic amenities. We provide age appropriate toys for children and also have an outdoor play area for all our age groups. A two-course lunch and a two-course tea are provided by our nursery cook. There is also a light snack mid-morning and afternoon. We have a large kitchen, separate laundry and a Managers' office/ staff room located at the front of the building. If you have any queries, you're always welcome to speak to the Manager.
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Childcare at its best
Our nursery is a member of the NDNA (National Day Nurseries Association) and the Haxby & Wigginton Local Foundation Stage Partnership. We offer the Early Years' Education (EYF) funded places and Working Families Funding for 9mth, 2, 3 & 4 year olds. The curriculum we use at Little Acorns is 'Development Matters'. We also use the 'Famly' app for communication.
Each child is individual, and at Little Acorns Day Nursery we recognise this. Children are encouraged to learn and play at their own pace. We offer a safe, caring, fun and stimulating environment in which children blossom from Little Acorns to Mighty Oaks.
Reasons to choose us
- DBS checked and established in New Earswick since 1998
- Ofsted Registered Good Rating / 5* food hygiene ratings
- CCTV on Oaks complex
- Open 51 weeks, (closed bank holidays and 1 week at Christmas )
- Childcare vouchers accepted
- We provide regular trips and activities
- All dietary requirements catered for
- We have a large outdoor play area
- Early Years Funding for 2, 3 & 4 years old's
- Low staff turn over
- Famly app used for daily updates
Visit our nursery today
During your first visit, you will fill in a couple of forms with the child's key person. After your first visit, settling in sessions will be arranged, where your child will be left with the nursery staff on their own. These visits will carry on until your child has settled and you're comfortable leaving them here. You can come to our nursery anytime, and we also provide you with daily progress reports of
your child through the 'Famly' app. We are open 7:30 am to 6:00 pm,. Children up to 5 years old are welcome during holiday times, but spaces are limited.
A special thank you to two lovely ladies
At Little Acorns Day Nursery, we are committed to providing a safe, clean and enjoyable environment for your little ones to learn and grow. Two ladies that make this possible are Marie Watt, our nursery cook, and our lovely nursery cleaner. Thank you!
