Day Nurseries Owned by Little Acorns Child Care Ltd in Lancashire

I cannot say enough about how brilliant this nursery is for my child. They have been absolutely fantastic! From the staff in the room right up to management. My child absolutely loves coming to nursery and tells me about all they learn during his day. Sometimes it's a struggle to get him to leave haha!!

The free flow indoor and outdoor and the Forrest school creates such great opportunities and experiences that make it so enjoyable for him.

The staff are kind, caring and really make an effort to know each child individually.

Keep up the good work. You are all a joy and we really thank you for everything you do day in day out to support, care and educate mine and other peoples children.

The team at Little Acorns are brilliant, they are really flexible and accommodating and nothing is too much trouble. Our son loves the team and looks forward to going in, he has extra care needs and all of the team go above and beyond to ensure he is really well looked after. I couldn't recommend the nursery and the team enough! - Great parking too.

Our experience within the nursery has been brilliant the staff are so thoughtful and attentive to our son. He has grown in confidence, social interaction and his communication skills are great we cannot thank them enough. We've seen our son join in activities and smiling that's all we can ask for also making friends. His emotional welbeing and understanding about feeling happy or sad by focusing on colours has helped him to know why he feels like that. The food is nutritionally brilliant he always likes to try new things I would definitely recommend Little Acorns.

Everything is clean and tidy also the management are great really nice people. They really care about the children and safe guarding is brilliant with necessary steps in place too keep the children safe at all times.

My son has been attending Little Acorns since September 2025, and I couldn't be happier with the care he receives. He has additional needs and specific dietary requirements, and the team always goes above and beyond to cater to his needs and wishes.

A huge shout-out to Mary, Anjula, and Mishelle for their constant support, and to Patarica, who is no longer there but played such a big role in making sure my son's requests were always listened to. Grace is new but already doing an amazing job, and Lisa has been fantastic in managing my son's diet, fully understanding what he can and can't have. There are too many wonderful staff to mention individually!

I know my son is in safe hands at Little Acorns. Since starting in September, he has come on so much, and I feel completely assured every morning when I drop him off that he's not only well cared for but also having fun. Thank you to the whole team at Little Acorns for everything you do.

My little boy is truly reaping the benefits of being in Little Acorns' care, and it's lovely to see how happy and confident he's becoming. I'd highly recommend Little Acorns to any parent looking for a supportive and caring nursery environment for their children.

We know the nursery has faced some challenges in the past, but for us it's never impacted the care our children receive. Since the new management took over, things have clearly moved forward, and the team continue to do an excellent job looking after the children. It's a warm, nurturing setting, communication is great, and both our kids are thriving. We're really grateful for everything the staff do and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Little Acorns to other families.

The manager, Patricia, is wonderful and has really made an improvement. You can see the dedication she has for her role and the nursery. Overall we are extremely happy with the quality of care and attention the staff provide.

We struggled to find an appropriate setting for our youngest and had previously selected a nursery where the manager was rude and where our son never settled. Days before I was due to end my maternity leave, the nursery manager informed us that our son wouldn't be able to start due to him not settling in. In a panic we called Little Acorns that day and the area manager invited us in for a settling in session. We noticed that our son settled immediately with the staff and the other children. We now joke that he selected his setting for us. He's thriving at Little Acorns and has become such a confident toddler!

Would highly recommend

Thank you Little Acorns

The area manager jannette what a fantastic job she has done and continues to do for little acorns! I can not fault the woman or the nursery under her leadership! My oldest is autistic and she was absolutely amazing, helped me in any way I needed her to and still does now even after my children have left. My child would not be where he is now if it wasn't for jannette and little acorns staff and I cant thank them enough! My children both thrived in this setting

We made the choice to remove our child due to our poor experience, and after 2.5 years he left today to go to a different pre-school. He did not even receive a goodbye card.

We have had countless poor experiences including things such as; multiple changes in management that have left us as parents extremely concerned; multiple concerns around potential safeguarding issues; extremely poor communication from the area manager including the feeling of being lied to; upsetting concerns regarding my daughters happiness and wellbeing whilst on site. Specific examples of some of these things include, my daughter being left alone in a room so staff could answer the front door, staff not knowing where my daughter was when parent arrived to collect, my daughter being left without a key worker, my daughter having daily access to an iPad where she watched things such as an animated cartoon tv series, massive increase in accidents, often very poor first aid response, my concern that appropriate comfort not always offered after hurting herself, appropriate information about my daughters allergen not being kept on file. Please also see review on another review platform.

My Grandson attends Little Acorns, he really enjoys going in fact he doesn't want to come home. The staff and management are always there to help and support. Everything they do is for the children.

Little acorns nursery is a lovely nursery, our son was quite a shy baby but since being at the nursery he has come along so much the staff are amazing with the children, nothing is too much trouble, we get regular updates throughout the day of how he is, activities he's doing, and he always has so much fun at nursery, if we ever need to contact the nursery for anything it's never an issue, we are always made to feel welcome, the children are served a variety of home cooked meals which our son always seems to enjoy everyday and offer a very well balanced diet, there are always activities going on in the nursery, as well as trips out in the local area exploring the surroundings of the nursery, the staff are so friendly and management are always there to answer any questions we may have, there is a beautiful outside space that the children are able to enjoy daily whilst at nursery, and the opportunity of lots of different activities each day

IMPRESSIVE! Wow just where to begin about this amazing nursery, from the initial telephone conversation to being on day two of my little boys settling in sessions. I had encountered a bad experience from a previous nursery where they been trying to settle my boy every day for a month, here at Little Acorns in Padiham settled him on day 1!I had the pleasure of the manager showing myself and my little boy around and she went through everything to do with development and the day to day routine that is followed by them.It was a very warm welcome from everyone and introduced my little boy to the other children which was really nice, they ensured that they included the children which is fantastic and good for development! He's had two days of settling in, which he's had lots of playtime, enjoying his food and nap times! He has made a best friend who is his key worker. They send you daily updates via pictures on an app. I highly recommend coming to this nursery no questions asked,10/10!

My 2 older children were also cared for by many of the staff that work in this setting. I would not go anywhere else for my childcare! It's like home from home.

My daughter attends Little Acorns Nursery, and from the get go after looking around several nurseries, I knew this was the one we were going to choose. The staff seem to really connect with the children rather than seeing them as just a job, they seem to care a lot about the children's well being and are constantly on the ball, I've never ever had a problem or had a reason to raise any concerns with how I feel my daughter is being treated. Over the moon on a weekly basis feeling like my daughter is in safe hands, and makes me feel relieved knowing that she receives the same kind of care, attention and warmth that she receives with me at home, best nursery ever.

Absolutely amazing nursery, my little boy has been attending since he was 1, he is 2 and a half now. The staff are all lovely, kind and caring. The manager goes above and beyond for the children, if you ever need anything she sorts it out straight away! Shout out to the member of staff in the toddler room who has been amazing to my child since he moved into the toddler room, she has a lovely relationship with him and he loves going to nursery. The member of staff always helps him feel involved in all activities and he loves having cuddles with her in the morning before breakfast. They have all supported his struggles with speech and language and always provide detailed reports of how his day has been. Shout out to another member of staff in the baby room as well who he started his nursery journey with, he settled so quickly into going to nursery and playing with others because of her supportive and kind nature. The food choice is brilliant and love that they take the kids out on adventures around Padiham! 5 stars as always girls!

Thank you to all of you.