Our Ethos & Approach

Little Acorns Nursery is a warm, homely environment where every child feels welcome, safe, valued and cared for. Our goal is to bring out the very best in each one of them, in all areas of their early years education and development. This will set them up with the best foundations for their success later in school as well as in life generally. Learning mostly through play in a fun, stimulating environment, they’ll have all the tools, activities and nurturing they need to absolutely thrive. In so doing, they’ll also become school-ready by the time they leave us around the age of five.

Every child has a Key Person allocated to them. This qualified early years professional will plan and oversee activities and a first class early years curriculum that’s tailor-made, just for them. After all, every child is unique. In this way, each child’s strengths can be optimised and any difficulties minimised. Using this approach, our little ones can become the very best they can be — in every area.

A Partnership with Parents

We also cooperate closely with parents/carers, encouraging regular two-way feedback on children’s progress. This ‘joined-up’ approach ensures their early years learning and development programme progresses in the right direction at all times, whether children are at home or at the nursery. Various open evenings, an online progress journal called Tapestry, parent workshops about the curriculum, a lending library and regular sharing of child assessments with parents all help to keep children right on track.

An Open Door Policy

At Little Acorns Nursery in Padiham, we are happy to receive phone calls from parents/carers about their children, for example if they would like to check they’re settling in OK. We operate in a transparent, open way, so parents/carers are free to drop in to see their child or the setting, even without an appointment. All we ask is that the busiest times of day (drop-off/pick-up) are avoided.