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Acorns Day Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

36 Alphington Road, EXETER, EX2 8HN

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

82 children

Key details

Capacity

82 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Acorns Day Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 9 July 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children enjoy coming to this warm and friendly nursery. They settle quickly and are familiar with the daily routines. Children form strong attachments with staff and develop good social skills."

Key strengths

  • Staff understand how children learn.
  • Staff model language well for children and teach them new words to extend their vocabulary.
  • Staff provide parents with regular, detailed updates about their children's care and education and offer suggestions about how to extend children's learning at…
  • Key persons know the children well and plan ahead to meet their individual needs.
  • Staff teach children to share and take turns.

Areas for improvement

  • develop staff's interactions with children to provide children with more encouragement and time to think about and share their thoughts and ideas
  • support children to understand the reasons for the nursery's rules and the potential consequences of their behaviour and actions.
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Location

36 Alphington Road, EXETER, EX2 8HN

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