Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell)

Bounty Street, New Bradwell, Milton Keynes MK13 0BQ
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9.8 103 Reviews
  • Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell), Milton Keynes
Acorn at New Bradwell works in partnership with New Bradwell School and the Windmill Children’s Centre.

The nursery is small and friendly. It provides wrap-around care for children in the school’s nursery class. It offers after-school and holiday care for children in the main school. There are also free sessional places for eligible two-year-olds.

The nursery is light and spacious, with a homely and child-centred focus and also has an enclosed outdoor play area. As with all Acorn nurseries, the fees are fully inclusive of all meals, snacks, drinks (including approved formula milk), nappies and activities. The friendly staff welcome visits from prospective parents.

The nursery is open-plan, with a variety of different activity areas to support all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage, providing a holistic environment which nurtures children’s curiosity and learning. Being a small nursery, it enables children of all ages to play alongside each other, with babies and toddlers being able to learn from the older children, while also enjoying their own space and time with their key person.

Younger children benefit from the support of the older children and the older children grow in confidence as they role model new skills. The carefully planned environment enables children to keep the same key person throughout their nursery experience. The children's key person develops the environment and activities to spark the children’s curiosities and interests as they learn through play.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Aimee Pawlak (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 21

Registered Charity Number

  • 1145108

Total Places for Children

  • 89

Age Range

  • from 0 years 4 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full time place starting from £1,425
    Full day from £72.50
    0Morning session from £42.50
    Afternoon session from £38.50

  • Fees are inclusive of all meals, snacks, drinks (including approved formula milk), nappies and activities.
    We do not charge registration fees, only a £100 deposit which is refunded against the first month’s fees. We don’t charge for settling in sessions, but we do expect payment for all nursery fees to be paid up front at the beginning of each month, which is standard practice for all childcare providers. We do not charge for bank holidays, our four training days each year, or for the three days closure between Christmas and New Year. We do, however, charge for days children don’t attend through illness or holidays, apart from exceptional circumstances.
    Please view the prospectus on our website for a full fees guide.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, Staff Training Days & between Christmas & New Year

Parking

  • On the street parking is available.

Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) Reviews (103)

9.8

Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.849) out of 10, based on 57 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) has 103 reviews.

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Review from L L (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my sons have been attending the nursery for a good 3-4 years, either in nursery or holiday club. The staff are absolutely fantastic, all very kind, polite and show that they all really care about the children.
Both my boys have developed and grown in confidence due to the great staff who work
very hard at making the nursery time enjoyable and happy.
I'd highly recommend to friends and family - keep up the good work guys.
Only negative, its very expensive and I've had issues with bills.
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Review from D A (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
At the beginning of the year I considered changing nursery for my daughter. However after researching a number of settings in the area, I found out that nursery offers the best a way of activities. My child enjoys her meals and truly can see the developments. I would recommend the setting to anyone.
The manager is a great asset there.
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Review from Gillian S (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
There is so request too big or small for this nursery. All staff are very caring and friendly. A very welcoming nursery environment. They provide good quality food and ensure the children get outside every day.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.849)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.849) out of 10 for Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 57 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 56 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.849 for Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) is calculated as follows: ( (593 Excellents x 5) + (75 Goods x 4) + (14 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 682 Ratings = 4.849
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) is based on 56 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 89 number of registered child places is 17.8, which has been reached with 56 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Awards / Recognitions (12)

Meet the Team (3)

Aimee

Aimee

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2013

Aimee has been working in Early Years for over fifteen years and holds the Early Years Professional Status. Aimee joined Acorn in February 2013 as Nursery Manager of New Bradwell. Aimee has completed an MA in Education, using action research to develop the practices of the nursery. Aimee works closely with the local school and children’s centre to meet the needs of the local community.


Aimee is also New Bradwell's Designated Safeguarding Lead, so if you ever have any concerns or would like to chat about anything safeguarding related, please visit or call the nursery on 01908 870352 and ask to speak to Aimee directly - alternatively, the setting can provide a direct email address for her.

Natasha

Natasha

Job Title: Administrator Joined: 2019

Natasha - Administrator

Louise

Louise Peters

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2025

Louise started with Acorn in June 2024., having worked in Early Years since leaving college over 23 years ago. During that time, Louise has worked in nurseries as well as Childminding and Nannying. Completing both Level 2 and Level 3 in Early Years. Louise has almost completed Level 5 on Leadership in the Early Years (April). Outside of this, Louise has also completed OU courses 'Learning and Teaching in the primary years' and 'Introduction to Childhood Studies and Psychology'. Louise is absolutely passionate about early years!

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