Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell)

Bounty Street, New Bradwell, Milton Keynes MK13 0BQ
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9.8 96 Reviews
  • Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell), Milton Keynes
Acorn at New Bradwell works in partnership with New Bradwell School and the Windmill Children’s Centre.

The nursery is small and friendly. It provides wrap-around care for children in the school’s nursery class. It offers after-school and holiday care for children in the main school. There are also free sessional places for eligible two-year-olds.

The nursery is light and spacious, with a homely and child-centred focus and also has an enclosed outdoor play area. As with all Acorn nurseries, the fees are fully inclusive of all meals, snacks, drinks (including approved formula milk), nappies and activities. The friendly staff welcome visits from prospective parents.

The nursery is open-plan, with a variety of different activity areas to support all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage, providing a holistic environment which nurtures children’s curiosity and learning. Being a small nursery, it enables children of all ages to play alongside each other, with babies and toddlers being able to learn from the older children, while also enjoying their own space and time with their key person.

Younger children benefit from the support of the older children and the older children grow in confidence as they role model new skills. The carefully planned environment enables children to keep the same key person throughout their nursery experience. The children's key person develops the environment and activities to spark the children’s curiosities and interests as they learn through play.

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Care Provided by Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell)

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Aimee Pawlak (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 21
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1145108
  • Total Places for Children
  • 89
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 4 months
    • to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays, Staff Training Days & between Christmas & New Year

Funding & Fees Guide for Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell)

  • Full time place starting from £1,425
    Full day from £72.50
    0Morning session from £42.50
    Afternoon session from £38.50

  • Fees are inclusive of all meals, snacks, drinks (including approved formula milk), nappies and activities.
    We do not charge registration fees, only a £100 deposit which is refunded against the first month’s fees. We don’t charge for settling in sessions, but we do expect payment for all nursery fees to be paid up front at the beginning of each month, which is standard practice for all childcare providers. We do not charge for bank holidays, our four training days each year, or for the three days closure between Christmas and New Year. We do, however, charge for days children don’t attend through illness or holidays, apart from exceptional circumstances.
    Please view the prospectus on our website for a full fees guide.
  • Parking

  • On the street parking is available.


Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) Reviews (96)

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Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10, based on 48 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) has 96 reviews.

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Review from Stacey M (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Acorn are brilliant with my children and making sure they not only enjoy themselves but help reach certain milestones. They encourage progression and often update me on how my child is doing throughout the day. I couldn't rate them any higher

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Review from Kristina S (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Just the best review about this nursery. Our son is happy to be there, he has his favourite teacher, likes to play with toys and in the garden. Food is various, plenty of vegetables is on offer,which makes me mum happy.

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Review from H M (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two boys see the nursery as their second home and extended family. All the staff are fantastic, loving and caring. So much effort and creativity goes into all the activities, there's always something new and fun going on. Communication to parents is also fantastic and very important to us. The boys
thrive at acorn new Bradwell and feel so very loved. Thank you

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Review from Lauren T (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is second to none. I love their ethos, they make every child so welcome and feel loved. They do a fantastic wide range of activities and I love the amount of information we get as feedback via their app.

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Review from Sinan O (Father of Child) published on 17 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are amazing, they take such good care of my little girl. They all genuinely love her to bits and I couldn't ask for more. Hand on my heart such a good place. If you want your child to be safe and loved then rest assured this is the place. Thank you to all the staff and the key person.

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Review from Poppy R (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've been so pleased with the nursery since our daughter started. She's only a baby but seems to have the opportunity to join in so many fun activities alongside slightly older children, which is excellent for her learning. This includes role play scenarios, using pens, playing with textures (play
dough, water, cornflour mix). We've seen real development in her since she started a few months ago in terms of her understanding of words and her gross motor skills.
The team are so caring and we are lucky to be so assured our baby is being well looked after by loving and attentive staff

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Review from Luke A (Father of Child) published on 17 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are all wonderful. Everyone in the team has shown to care for and help my child develop wonderful social skills but also allows him to develop his curiosity.
Bug shout out to the two ladies who have always been polite, friendly and proactive in everything they have done for my child.
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shout out to the wonderful catering who have managed to get my child to eat vegetables

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Review from B S (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So helpful with my daughter who is facing a few health problems at the minute they are really understanding and always going the extra mile when she is in to help her I can't thank the team enough for all they do for her

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Review from S K (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child always enjoys her time in school. Have looks of fun activities, her confidence has grown with time and communication really improved. Thanks to all staff and management. Keep on with the Great work.

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Review from M D (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

There is a certain level of expectation when it comes Acorns Nursery care and Bradwell did very well. The children loved the out of school clubs and it is of such great value. They are never bored and always come home with things they have learned or made.

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Review from F N (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed her time due to the February half term. Every day was well planned with lots of activities.
She had so much fun. Thank you to the team for all the support and entertainment!!

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Review from Supriya S (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son thoroughly enjoyed his time at your camp at New Bradwell. He would love to come back again during his next break. We come all the way from Broughton and we don't mind the travel as the staff out there are so friendly and kind. They cater to the learning needs of the kids. I give you a 5 on 5.

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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2 year-old started at New Bradwell Acorn Nursery this year. Since she's started here she's come on leaps and bounds. She always enjoys herself and comes home very happy. The staff seem very helpful and listen to our wishes.

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Review from M H (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started here in October 2024, and we have been really impressed at the care he has received.
The staff are always very friendly, and intune with his needs.
The app is updated regularly, so I can see how his day is going.
If I have had any concerns the staff are very receptive and helpful.

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Review from D A (Father of Child) published on 5 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am proud to say I have a child at Acorn New Bradwell.
My child has been at New Bradwell for some time now and has come a long way with expressing themselves. From showing their interest to the staff and in turn, the staff really promoting this and their growth as a child to feeling the nursery to
be a safe place to be who they are.
With a constructive conversation between myself and the team to see how we can keep on improving my child's development.
Food is freshly made and has great nutrition, which I think is key in child development. Really glad to have chosen this nursery.

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Review from Gemma C (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

We use the afterschool club. My son seems to settle well there and is occupied with activities. Still encourage him to eat during after-school club but he is still nervous about eating foods that may contain gluten but staff have encouraged him that they have gluten-free foods.

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Review from T B (Mother of Child) published on 11 December 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 5-year-old daughter attends the after-school club at Acorn New Bradwell twice a week and she enjoys her time there. The staff are friendly and helpful. There is a good organisation in collecting the reception children from class. I know that my daughter is safe and in good hands.

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Review from J L (Mother of Child) published on 7 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Would like to be informed and updated a little more by some staff than I have been, think that nappies should be changed a little more often, the app should be updated more frequently as some days have not been very clear on what my little one has had.

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 1 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I chose this nursery for a number of reasons, I have a friend who sends her children there, it's a handy location for me, but most importantly, I just got a lovely feeling from my first visit. It's an open plan and allows free play among the children. The staff are all so lovely and it's clear the children
have a great time. Since my son started, it was such a hard transition for me to leave him and every single staff member was so supportive and kind to me which I am so grateful for! My son is very happy there, which also speaks volumes. Thanks so much to the Acorn team!

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Review from Damilola O (Mother of Child) published on 1 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son joined the nursery beginning of this month (September) and I can say I'm impressed with the caring attitude and the kindness of the staff, they are all very nice people. The nursery is also clean and appears safe for the children. Also, my son's speech seems to be improving because he started
saying a few words which am sure he picked from the nursery.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.833)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10 for Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 48 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 47 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.833 for Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) is calculated as follows: ( (492 Excellents x 5) + (68 Goods x 4) + (14 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 574 Ratings = 4.833

  • b) 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) is based on 47 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 89 number of registered child places is 17.8, which has been reached with 47 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Meet the Team (3)

Aimee

Aimee

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2013

Aimee has been working in Early Years for over fifteen years and holds the Early Years Professional Status. Aimee joined Acorn in February 2013 as Nursery Manager of New Bradwell. Aimee has completed an MA in Education, using action research to develop the practices of the nursery. Aimee works closely with the local school and children’s centre to meet the needs of the local community.


Aimee is also New Bradwell's Designated Safeguarding Lead, so if you ever have any concerns or would like to chat about anything safeguarding related, please visit or call the nursery on 01908 870352 and ask to speak to Aimee directly - alternatively, the setting can provide a direct email address for her.


Natasha

Natasha

Job Title: Administrator

Joined: 2019

Natasha - Administrator


Louise

Louise Peters

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2025

Louise started with Acorn in June 2024., having worked in Early Years since leaving college over 23 years ago. During that time, Louise has worked in nurseries as well as Childminding and Nannying. Completing both Level 2 and Level 3 in Early Years. Louise has almost completed Level 5 on Leadership in the Early Years (April). Outside of this, Louise has also completed OU courses 'Learning and Teaching in the primary years' and 'Introduction to Childhood Studies and Psychology'. Louise is absolutely passionate about early years!


Frequently Asked Questions about Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell)

What is the Age Range of Children that Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) accepts?

Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) accepts Children aged from 0 years 4 months to 4 years 11 months.

What Days & Hours is Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) Open?

Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) have capacity for?

Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) has capacity for a total of 89 Children.

How far is Acorn Day Nursery (New Bradwell) to the centre of Milton Keynes?

2.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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