Acorns ONS

Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8XG
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9.4 62 Reviews
  • Acorns ONS, Newport
Acorns ONS Nursery is a workplace nursery caring for the children of ONS employees in Duffryn, Newport.

Babies are cared for in their own suite of rooms, all equipped to the highest standards with play equipment designed for fun times and a cot room for rest.

The gardens provide areas for children to play and learn about the great outdoors. The children love to dig in the vegetable boxes where they plant their own fruit and vegetables. The cooks then use them to create delicious home-cooked meals in the kitchen.

Regular visits by the early years teacher prepares the children for the transition to primary school and learning follows the national curriculum. The SENCO co-ordinator is on hand for any children with additional learning needs.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Amanda Sanderson (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 17

Total Places for Children

  • 120

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Acorns ONS Reviews (62)

9.4

Acorns ONS has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.413) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Acorns ONS has 62 reviews.

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Review from April H (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been attending nursery since October 2020 and I don’t have 1 bad word to say about it. She loves attending nursery, every single member of staff is lovely and my child loves each one of them. The meals they provide are amazing and the activities they do throughout the day are very good.
Every time I pick my child up she is beaming and extremely happy.
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Review from Donna P (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at the nursery are lovely and are very good with my daughter. They always take an interest in how she’s doing outside of nursery and are enthusiastic about her day and progress when I collect her.
I really love the app as it’s great to receive pictures etc regarding her progress and to see
how happy she is. She loves being in nursery and is developing really well
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Review from Sarah C (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
ONS Acorns is an excellent nursery. My children love going here and have excelled in all areas of their development since they started. The staff are so genuine and are really passionate about what they do. My eldest is in the pre-school group and I’m so impressed with how her speech/math/creativity
skills are coming on as a result of her time spent at Acorns. Highly recommend.
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Review from Ashley A (Father of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery, both our girls have been made to feel very welcome from day one. The staff have brilliant interaction with the children and the updates are always fantastic to see. I couldn't recommend this nursery enough. Massive thanks.
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Review from Becky S (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot recommend Acorns ONS enough. The care and love they show to each and every child is amazing. Everyone is treated fairly, the staff are out of this world and I wouldn’t want my child in the care of anyone else.
The staff always have time to talk and discuss your child’s day, the new facilities
are brilliant and the food is out of this world. My son has come on so much since joining and loves every second he is there. Thank you so much for all you do!
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Review from Natalie F (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really glad that we chose this nursery for our son, he does lots of things like messy play and themed activities that we wouldn't do very often at home and he's become much more confident with other people. The meals are healthy, he gets lots of time to play outside in nice weather and the staff are
great with him - he can't wait to run inside when we drop him off.
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Review from Chris M (Father of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent place to send my daughter. Staff are friendly and helpful, they genuinely care about the children. I trust them to look after my daughter and care for her as well as I would myself. I have sent my child here for a while and wouldn’t hesitate to send any of my other children here.
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Review from Catherine W (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have nothing but praise for the team at Acorns ONS. The nursery provided excellent care for our daughter for three years and we didn’t consider sending her little brother anywhere else - he runs happily into nursery each morning! We love the family atmosphere at Acorns ONS, feel that the children
are valued as individuals and staff communicate with parents well.
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Review from Jessica S (Mother of Child) published on 5 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son joined in November 2020 and since starting he has come on leaps and bounds. He absolutely loves going to nursery and had made some lovely friends. The staff are fantastic and always give a detailed review of my son's day on collection. All social distancing and guidelines have been in place brilliantly
during the covid 19 pandemic. My son always has a fabulous day. There are plenty of indoor and outdoor activities for him and he talks the whole way home to me about his day which is just lovely. The meals are always healthy and varied. I'm very pleased that I chose Acorns ONS for my son.
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Review from Amy P (Mother of Child) published on 12 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my babies have attended this nursery from the age of 9-months and the staff have taken care of them, as if they were their own. Like most, I was nervous to leave them anywhere when I returned to work from maternity leave, but those worries were soon put to rest when I saw how much my children enjoyed
attending. The routine, structure in their day and activities they do with them have really contributed to their development and the care that the ladies show is second to none. My only suggestion for improvement would be to ban shoes in the baby room. I've always thought that it would be nice if this room were 'shoe free' since the smaller ones crawl around in there, but that's me being ultra picky and if, after 4 years of sending my children there, that's all I can suggest, then I think they're doing a pretty fantastic job! Thank you to all the staff at ONS Acorns and more widely, to the Acorns team in general, who kept us informed and updated throughout lockdown. It's good to be back!
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Review from Angelina G (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Generally pleased with the nursery. My daughter has been going since four months old. The girls are lovely and have a heart for the children. For many of them, it’s a passion and not a job. When we see them outside the nursery grounds they always take time to have chat with my little girl. When she
started government nursery in the mornings she complained that she wasn’t given enough cuddles like she got at ONS Acorns. Her favourite teacher “in the whole wide world” is one of the girls at ONS. Thank you ladies. Oh, and it’s secure and has a good level of cleanliness - two factors which initially swayed us to enrol our baby there.
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Review from Rhi (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have attended ONS Acorns and I can't praise it enough. Each day is filled with fun and different activities and I love receiving regular photos and videos of my little one having fun.
All the staff are really friendly and caring. Recently my daughter has needed extra assistance, due
to a medical condition, and the staff have all been great, helping her stay involved within activities and even doing exercises to help her.
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Review from Ana B (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is an outstanding nursery. The staff is clearly commited to the children's emotional and physical wellbeing. I cannot thank them enough for helping my daughter to grow in such a happy environment. They take pride in what they do and that shows.
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Review from Jessica (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. My son has been here since nine months old and soon leaves for school. No problems and always will to help, guide and develop.
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Review from Nick C (Father of Child) published on 25 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery, with even better staff. Always friendly, helpful and full of smiles. Exactly the kind of place I feel happy leaving my child.
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Review from Ryan (Father of Child) published on 6 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It's a great nursery. Child is very happy there. Staff at the nursery are excellent, can't thank them enough.
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Review from Alexandra E (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little one really enjoys going to nursery every day.
The staff are really friendly and every day I have an informative update on what has gone on.
The staff are really engaged in promoting the wellbeing and development of the children who attend.
Overall we as parents are really happy with the
nursery.
The nursery appears to be very well organised for all the various things going on and my little one loves getting involved.
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Review from A D (Father of Child) published on 6 December 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. I always receive a full review of my child's day.
Lots of fun activities and a lovely setting.
The staff are always helpful and reassuring. All in all, a really nice nursery and highly recommended.
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Review from Monika M (Mother of Child) published on 4 December 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am happy with this nursery and service they provide. Ladies are lovely and very caring. My boy is really enjoying spending 5 days a week in this nursery. Communication is up to a standard. I am always being informed about every change or accidents asap. I would highly recommend this day nursery.
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Review from Diane W (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are really happy with the excellent standard of care provided by Acorns ONS. All the staff are very professional, caring and friendly and our son enjoys a wide and interesting range of activities and crafts each day. The menus provided are nutritious and well-balanced. We get detailed reports on
our son's progress, behaviour and daily routine. We particularly like the outdoor activities and small trips provided to vary our son's routine. I would highly recommend Acorns and we feel very confident about the standard of care provided for our child.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.413)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.413) out of 10 for Acorns ONS is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 11 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 4.955 for Acorns ONS is calculated as follows: ( (127 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 132 Ratings = 4.955
  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 4.458 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Acorns ONS is based on 11 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 120 number of registered child places is 24. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 24 = 0.458
  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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Amanda

Amanda Sanderson

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2001

Amanda is an experienced Manager and has managed multiple Acorns nurseries for the last 16 years. Outside nursery, Amanda is a Team Manager for Risca Youth Rugby and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.

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