Now booking for January. Funded hours from 9 months for working parents.
🌳 Harrogate · 3 months to 5 years

Little hands, big adventures

A warm, play-based day nursery with a garden, a Forest School and a cook who makes everything fresh.

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🍎 Nut-free kitchen🌿 Forest SchoolπŸ“± Daily diary app
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Our rooms

A room for every stage

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What will it cost?

Pick your child's age and days. We'll take off the funded hours you're entitled to.

Estimated monthly fee
Β£0
Full days (7:30–18:00)
Day rate
Β£72
Funded hours a year
You'd save a month
Funded hours apply over 38 weeks and are spread across the year. A Β£4 daily charge for meals and nappies applies on funded sessions. England only. Rates are placeholders. Book a visit
⏰ Our day

A day at Little Acorns

More about our day
7:30

Hello

Breakfast club and free play

9:30

Explore

Messy play, music, stories

11:30

Lunch

Hot meal cooked on site

12:30

Rest

Naps or quiet time

14:30

Outdoors

Garden, mud kitchen, Forest School

17:00

Home time

Tea, then hand-over chat

Ofsted
Outstanding
"Children are happy, confident and extremely well cared for. Staff know each child exceptionally well."
Ofsted report (sample)
⭐ 4.9 on Google · 96 reviews

Happy parents

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"Our daughter runs in every morning. The diary updates mean I never miss a thing."

Sophie L., mum of Ava Β· Google review (sample)
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"The Forest School sessions are brilliant. He comes home muddy and happy."

Tom R., dad of Leo Β· Google review (sample)
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"They helped us so much with potty training and sleep. Like an extended family."

Aisha K., mum of Zain Β· Google review (sample)

Parent questions

When can my child start?

From 3 months. We run settling-in sessions over two weeks before their first full day.

Do you offer funded hours?

Yes, for 9 months to 4 years, including the 30 hours for working parents. Use the fee calculator to see the difference.

What about food and allergies?

Our cook makes fresh meals on site. We are a nut-free nursery and follow every allergy and dietary plan.

Can we do half days?

Morning (7:30–13:00) and afternoon (13:00–18:00) sessions are available, subject to space.

πŸ‚ Visits Mon–Fri, 9:30 or 14:00

Come and see us

Meet the team, see the rooms and ask anything. Bring your little one too.