Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood)

1 Fishermead Boulevard, Fishermead, Milton Keynes MK6 2LB
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  • Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood), Milton Keynes
Acorn at Jubilee Wood is situated next to Jubilee Wood Primary School, located in Fishermead, a short walk from Central Milton Keynes. It is a 64 place nursery catering for babies and children from 4 months up to 4 years.

The nursery has two large garden areas plus an onsite Forest School woodland area. Outdoor play is a key aspect of Acorn’s ethos and the children benefit from spending time outdoors every day, whatever the weather. Included in the fees are regular Forest School sessions. These exciting educational experiences are suitable for pre-schoolers and are delivered by fully trained forest school leaders and offer an innovative approach to outdoor play.

The nursery is bright and spacious and offers free-flow access throughout each age group. The team work closely with parents and carers to develop children’s interests and skills, ensuring each of them reaches their full potential. A variety of imaginative and creative play activities can be enjoyed alongside regular outings and trips, and in addition to three large playrooms and a central hub area for messy play, there is a large hall for active play and a cosy sensory room which is very popular with all the children.

All the nursery meals are freshly prepared and delivered each day by Acorn Catering, which operates from the hub kitchen at their Shenley Church End nursery. They use local ethically sourced produce to create their delicious meals and all the menus have been designed to be nutritionally balanced ensuring they offer a variety of foods.

A home visit from the manager and your child’s key person is offered to all new families as children benefit from meeting their key person in a familiar environment, before attending the nursery for settling-in sessions.

They currently offer under 2, 2, 3 and 4-year-old funding and 30 hours funding for 3/4-year-olds.

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Care Provided by Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood)

  • 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
  • Amy Sinnamon (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 24
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1145108
  • Total Places for Children
  • 64
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 4 months
    • to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:15
    Tuesday 07:30-18:15
    Wednesday 07:30-18:15
    Thursday 07:30-18:15
    Friday 07:30-18:15
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays, Staff Training Days & between Christmas & New Year

Funding & Fees Guide for Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood)

  • Full time place starting from £1,300.00
    Full day from £68.00
    Morning session from £40.00
    Afternoon session from £35.50

  • 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

  • parking is available in front of the nursery.


Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood) Reviews (110)

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Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.865) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood) has 110 reviews.

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Review from Justine H (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Always helpful and attentive to our daughter's needs.


She has settled in fast and her development has improved dramatically in the few months that she has been at Jubilee Wood. Staff are always there to help and assist.


Our daughter loves the forest school and yoga activities on offer at this

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Review from Jo B (Mother of Child) published on 21 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Acorn Jubilee is a lovely nursery with kind, caring staff. The nursery itself is spacious, clean and bright with lots of great outdoor play areas and also a forest area which my daughter loves playing in. I like the enthusiasm for allowing children to play outside as much as possible and the link to
forest schools. When my daughter developed a stammer a while ago, the nursery staff were really supportive and used the recommendations from the therapist to help her overcome it. She's got to know them really well over the last 2 and a half years and I know she'll miss them when she starts school in September.

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Review from Kat S (Mother of Child) published on 18 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Acorn at Jubilee Wood day nursery has been an amazing nursery. They are all really kind and caring. They care for the children as if their own. They are all happy and friendly and very welcoming. They always have fun and engaging activities which are always based on the childrens' interests.

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Review from Lesley N (Grandmother of Child) published on 18 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery. Lots of space and gardens. My granddaughter loves to go. Staff are so nice and look after her every need so well. Nursery parking is good. Safety is very good, food is good and they get lots of fresh fruits for snack.

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Review from Zareen E (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter loves going to nursery, she likes the staff especially her key person. The staff are very friendly, welcoming and helpful, the only thing I would say is that they are not always very organised, but that's probably because they just moved there and can get quite busy. But overall I am happy
with the nursery and the progress my daughter is making

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Review from Caroline R (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really lovely staff I feel completely happy leaving my 11 month old with. The setting is clean and always seems to have resources for the children. Love how much focus there is on outside play and forest school. Both of my children have attended and always enjoyed going to nursery. The team are always
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Review from Jo W (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2 year old little girl joined her just after her 2nd birthday and she loves the place. She is smiling from the moment she is there til the moment she has finished for the day. To me, she is vey happy to be here. I cannot fault the staff. They have very helpful and supportive. Couldn't ask for a better
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Review from Paige M (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son goes to this nursery, when he first started he didn't talk much and didn't like being away from me. Now he loves going here and his speech has improved a lot. There is a lot for him to do here, indoor and outdoor activities.

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Review from Lisa W (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started nursery at the age of 3 months at the nurseries previous location (Willows). The staff at the nursery are friendly and keen to ensure the children learn new things on a daily basis. The move to Jubilee Wood has resulted in more space for the children to play inside and out. The weekly
Forest School trips were a big draw for me to the Acorn nursery and they do not disappoint, my son loves the trips to the great outdoors, drinking hot chocolate around a fire and making huts.


The children have various different sections in each room, varying from dressing up, a builders hut, a kitchen, to drawing, painting and reading. There is something for every child, and the carers encourage the children to use their imaginations.


My son leaves in September for school. I will be really sad to see him leave a place he loves and that I love too!


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Review from Sanja B (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

In my opinion Acorn at The Willows is a great nursery for my little Lady. The staff are extremely friendly, relaxed and likable. I actually enjoy leaving my little baby there, as I know she will be well looked after, she will eat well and she will play with various toys. She is also learning to interact
with other babies. I love how multicultural the nursery is. That was something that has initially attracted me to the nursery, as well as the staff. My baby is learning loads of skills at the nursery, and she is extremely happy there. Only one thing that I can object to is the updates that are sent to me regarding my baby. When I came for a tour back in October 2015 I was told that I will be getting daily updates (more than 1 per day, it sounded like every few hours) and progress on my baby, by the App that the nursery uses. Unfortunately, this is not the case. On average since my baby has been at the nursery, we get 1 review every 3-4 weeks.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.865)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.865) out of 10 for Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 34 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 33 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 4.865 for Acorn Day Nursery (Jubilee Wood) is calculated as follows: ( (366 Excellents x 5) + (31 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (4 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 406 Ratings = 4.865

  • 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 (Jubilee Wood) is based on 33 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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 33 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)

Amy

Amy Sinnamon

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2008

Amy’s childcare career first began in 2008 when she started working for Acorn as a nursery assistant. She is very passionate about providing high-quality learning opportunities for all children and giving them the choice to experience things they may not have at home.


She has a Level 5 in Childcare and a real passion for working with children.


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


Cheryl

Cheryl Hunt

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2016

Cheryl - Deputy Manager
Cheryl began her career with Acorn in 2019 as an unqualified nursery assistant. Cheryl has worked across all the rooms in the nursery and gained her Level 3 in Childcare. Over the years Cheryl has worked her way up to become a Deputy Manager. Cheryl is always looking for ways to develop professionally and is currently undertaking her Level 3 Forest Leader qualification.


Zané

Zané Smith

Job Title: Administrator

Joined: 2022

Zané Smith - Administrator
Zané started in her administrator role with Acorn in 2022. Zané will often be the fist point of contact for new and existing parents, and she really enjoys speaking to and getting to know the families. She also takes care of any matters relating to finances such as invoicing and childcare funding. Zané says “I find it rewarding working for Acorn as the company has strong values around making a positive social impact which is something that is important to me.” Smith - Administrator


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