Sharnbrook, BEDFORD · MK44 1LQ
Inspected by Ofsted on 11 November 2025 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
On the Early Years Register.
Sharnbrook, BEDFORD · MK44 1LQ. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Acorn Day Nursery (Sharnbrook) in Sharnbrook, BEDFORD was last inspected on 11 November 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Strong Standard; achievement — Strong Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Acorn Day Nursery (Sharnbrook) has been registered with Ofsted since 29 August 2017. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY550865.