Ofsted report card

Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield)

Wigan, Lancashire · WN6 7AS

Inspected by Ofsted on 27 April 2026 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Urgent Improvement
Achievement Urgent Improvement
Behaviour and routines Needs Attention
Welfare and wellbeing Urgent Improvement
Inclusion Urgent Improvement
Leadership and governance Urgent Improvement

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Curriculum and teaching

Urgent Improvement

Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.

Achievement

Urgent Improvement

Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.

Behaviour and routines

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Welfare and wellbeing

Urgent Improvement

Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.

Inclusion

Urgent Improvement

Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.

Leadership and governance

Urgent Improvement

Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.

Registration

Ofsted URN
2519737
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Ages
1 to 4
Registered places
40
Registered since
13 February 2019
Local authority
Wigan

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

Where it is

Wigan, Lancashire · WN6 7AS. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

  1. 2 May 2025 inspection Requires Improvement
  2. 3 March 2023 complaint_actions_taken
  3. 10 March 2022 inspection Good

Common questions

When was Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) last inspected by Ofsted? +

Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) in Wigan, Lancashire was last inspected on 27 April 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield)? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Urgent Improvement; achievement — Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Urgent Improvement; inclusion — Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

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.

What ages does Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) take? +

Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) is registered for children aged 1 to 4.

How many children can Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) take? +

Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) is registered for up to 40 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) been registered? +

Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) has been registered with Ofsted since 13 February 2019. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2519737.

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