Acorn Day Nursery (Castlethorpe)

I would, without doubt, recommend this Nursery.

All the team are great! They demonstrate that they really care about what they do! The regular updates on the app are brilliant, from knowing what your little one has eaten to their skill progression, it’s really helpful!

My 2 sons have both recently started at Acorn and are loving the freedom they have to express themselves. I have seen such a change in my 3yo, he is happy, making friends and enjoying exploring the great outdoors. The number of activities that staff carry out with children far outstrips any other childcare environment I have seen with frequent trips out, yoga and water play. I am so happy we choose Acorn and I would greatly recommend it to others looking for a wholesome environment for their children.

My daughter loves her time at nursery! The staff are great with her and she really looks forward to going.

My daughter has been attending Acorn for just over a term. We are very happy with the care she has received and enjoy receiving verbal and app-based updates on her progress each day. She has become more confident since starting at Acorn and she is learning lots. I highly recommend this nursery.

Their admin lady is always on hand to clear up any payment or day organisation queries. Very happy with everything!

I can't rate this nursery high enough! Acorn nursery and the staff there are truly wonderful! My daughter is absolutely thriving and is excited to attend every day, especially to see her favourite staff members! The staff are so friendly, they all truly care and are dedicated to ensuring all the children have a lovely day, every day. I'm excited to watch my daughter grow within Acorn and wouldn't have her go anywhere else! Thank you to all at Castlethorpe Acorn!

I also love the app the nursery uses to keep us up to date. As parents, we've never left our daughter with anyone but family. The app keeps us informed about our daughter's day, even down to what she's eaten. This is all really useful information and helps to build further discussion about our daughter's day when she's home too. Thank you to all of the staff!

Acorn have provided both our children with a caring, fun, and safe environment. They were always extremely accommodating of our son's complex dietary needs due to allergies and intolerance. Our daughter has settled well during her first six months and we've seen her develop and grow under the expert care of the team.

My daughter started at Acorns Castlethorpe in 2016 at 6 months old. The nursery has done an excellent job in helping my daughter grow into a happy and healthy 3-year-old. A lot of thought, care and effort are put into all aspects of nursery life. Meals are homemade, nutritious and varied - perfect for hungry toddlers and are eaten in a homely environment. There are always plenty of new and interesting activities going on for children in each age group, with plenty of time spent outside learning about nature and inside with activities like Zumba and basic baking. The communication from the nursery is excellent, combining the family app, "parents evenings", stay and play events and daily discussions on drop off and pick up. One thing about toddlers (or at least my daughter) is that they say exactly what they think and my daughter says she loves this nursery. This is down to all the fantastic, caring, hardworking staff, can't thank you enough for looking after our daughter so well.

I can go to work feeling confident my children are in a safe and happy environment that is giving them the best start in life.

There's no way my little one would have had anywhere near the stimulation she gets at nursery if she were just at home with me and she has been known to get her nursery bag and her coat and stand by the front door on weekends too. Definitely a glowing recommendation.

The staff are very attentive and seem to have a genuine relationship and affection with my daughter.

The use of the Famly app is fantastic and we get daily updates as to what our child has been doing with the day and they're always up to something fun and interactive. My daughter is always coming home with new words, sentences and song-alongs so is clearly developing well.

Also, the food on offer is healthy, nutritious and looks and smells lovely!

We will definitely be staying with Acorns through to school years.

When we moved to the area, I was apprehensive about moving my son from his previous nursery to Acorn in Castlethorpe but he settled so quickly and the staff truly made me feel at ease with my choice. When the time came for my youngest to start nursery, I was quite excited for her because I knew just what a fantastic learning and nurturing environment she would be in. I can honestly say that the staff at Acorn in Castlethorpe feel like my extended family and I trust them completely.

The nursery has a good balance of creating a homely and nurturing environment for children while giving them access and encouragement to develop their skills. They are very friendly and welcoming with enthusiastic and caring members of staff. The feedback provided on pick up is very detailed and clear.

It has very convenient, long opening hours and is accommodating to additional sessions. The use of the communication portal allows quick and easy transfer of information. Giving parent reassurance about their child throughout the day and any progression they have made/demonstrated while in nursery.

My son joined Acorn Day Nursery (Castlethorpe) for his last year before school. He’s loved it from the minute he started and has been begging me to let him stay for longer!

The staff are warm and affectionate, they quickly got to know him and have figure out his personality, strengths and areas to work on with him. My son talks about his keyworker at home and is keen to tell her all about the things he does outside of nursery.

The staff have a good understating of his development and next steps, they join in with play and support development in a very natural way.

The setting is quite small but this has never seemed to be an issue with forest school, yoga, Zumba and a good mixture of structured and unstructured activities throughout the day which stops the kids ‘getting on top of each other’ which was something I worried about when I first went to view it.

I can’t recommend the team at Acorns enough, I only wish I’d moved him there sooner!

Very friendly nursery who stretch children to ensure they reach their full potential. Long opening hours and flexibility around additional sessions make the already competitive fees much better value. Range of staff ages help children to interact and relate more readily with life outside nursery. Excellent online management portal providing one-stop messaging, invoicing and updating facility.

Acorn at Castlethorpe is a small, homely nursery with a warm and welcoming environment. Our daughters have settled in remarkably quickly thanks to the caring and kind staff. I have no doubts that the health and happiness of the children in their care is of the utmost importance to them and they are always on hand to offer cuddles and comfort to the nursery children.

The feedback is excellent from staff. They make a point at collection of going through the day's activities, how the children have eaten, slept and enjoyed the day. The Famly app has been a useful way of keeping in touch and we love receiving updates of how they are getting on.

As always when choosing a nursery it is down to the unquantifiable "feel" you get from a place and your gut instinct, with Acorn we are thrilled with the caring and family atmosphere that all the staff have worked hard to nurture.

Hi everyone, thank you so much for settling my son in today. It was a really emotional one for me, and when I got home at 6 pm my hubby couldn't quite believe how amazing you all were and how happy our son was (and how much he had eaten!). Thank you for making a tough first day back at work a lot easier and for being so kind to my son.

Finding the right childcare for your child is a big decision for all parents, however, I know just three months after my daughter started at Acorns, Castlethorpe, it was the perfect decision for us and her. She settled in very quickly and this can only be attributed to the support she receives from the staff. All of the staff show such a genuine level of care for the children and approach every day with unlimited energy and enthusiasm. In such a short space of time, she has grown in independence as well as making strides in her development. Daily communication with her key worker and updates or observations sent to our phones mean we feel like we aren't missing out on a single thing. For me though, the best sign as to whether we made that right decision is how happy she is to go to nursery in a morning - the smile tells me everything!