Ofsted report card

Little Acorns Day Nursery

EASTBOURNE, East Sussex · BN21 2ET

Inspected by Ofsted on 16 February 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: EY373498
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 27 August 2008
Local authority: East Sussex

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

EASTBOURNE, East Sussex · BN21 2ET. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

31 May 2017 inspection Good
8 October 2013 inspection Good
24 September 2012 inspection Good
7 September 2009 inspection Requires Improvement
5 January 2009 inspection Requires Improvement

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Little Acorns Day Nursery in EASTBOURNE, East Sussex was last inspected on 16 February 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Little Acorns Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 27 August 2008. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY373498.

Nearby settings

Tom Thumb Nursery <1 km Copperfields Day Nursery <1 km Bright Beginnings <1 km Saffrons Park Nursery <1 km

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