Children 1st @ Acorns

Latest Ofsted grade for Children 1st @ Acorns in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire: Urgent Improvement. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN EY440074 on Ofsted Insights.

Provider details

NameChildren 1st @ Acorns
URNEY440074
Provider typeChildcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Local authorityStaffordshire
TownStoke on Trent
AddressDraycott Road, Upper Tean
PostcodeST10 4JJ
Telephone01538723366
Registered8 December 2011
Registration statusActive

Latest inspection

Inspection date12 May 2026
Report published20 August 2026
FrameworkRenewed EIF 2025
Headline measure (lowest graded area)Urgent Improvement
Curriculum & TeachingNeeds Attention
AchievementNeeds Attention
InclusionExpected Standard
Leadership & GovernanceUrgent Improvement
Behaviour, Attitudes & RoutinesNeeds Attention
Children's Welfare & WellbeingUrgent Improvement
SafeguardingMet

The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.

Ofsted reports

Previous inspections

  • 25 June 2025 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
  • 20 November 2019 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)
  • 31 March 2016 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)
  • 7 June 2012 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)

Data refreshed from Ofsted on 21 August 2026.

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