Happy Volunteers Day! 🌟 We’re sending a big THANK YOU to all the amazing volunteers who support Acorn Early Years. You make a real difference every day! 💚 Want to join our volunteer team? Learn more here: 👉https://shorturl.at/p8mIt #VolunteersDay #AcornEarlyYears #CommunityImpact #VolunteerWithUs

Consent in early years = respect + autonomy. Asking “Would you like help?” empowers children and builds trust. Learn how we embed consent in daily routines: https://shorturl.at/S72kL 💡 How do you give your child choices at home? #EarlyYears #ChildCare #RespectfulPractice #Parenting

Big thanks to our local police for an impromptu visit! 🚓 The children explored the car, heard the sirens, and learned how officers keep people safe. Real-world learning at its best! 💙 👉 Share your child’s favourite emergency vehicle in the comments! #AcornEarlyYears #PoliceVisit #CommunityHelpers

🎄 Make Christmas memories in the forest! Our last Tots Stay & Play is 8 Dec at Salcey Forest. Festive crafts, nature play & hot chocolate! 🍫 📅 8 Dec | 🕒 9:30–11:00 | 💰 £8 📧 [email protected] #ChristmasInTheForest #StayAndPlay #NaturePlay #FamilyFun

Salcey Forest was sparkling with frost yesterday! 🌲❄️ Discover why outdoor play matters for children even in winter in our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen: https://sptfy.in/pbj3 #OutdoorLearning #EarlyYears #NaturePlay #ForestSchool #AcornEarlyYears

Cold days don’t stop Forest School fun! ❄️ Our Home Ed group played games, hunted fungi, and got creative with calico art. Finished with hot chocolate + loaded potatoes by the campfire 🔥 What’s your favourite winter outdoor activity? Reply below! #ForestSchool #NaturePlay #Outdoors #CampfireCooking

Why is outdoor play so important for children? 🌳 Our new podcast episode breaks it down, plus tips for embracing every season! 🎧 Listen now on Spotify & our site. Link in bio☝️ #EarlyYears #OutdoorLearning #AcornPodcast

🍄 Fun Fact Friday! Meet the Purple Jelly Disc (Ascocoryne sarcoides) – a woodland fungus that grows on decaying logs and helps recycle nutrients 🌳 Spotted at Monday’s Tots Stay & Play! ✅ Next session: Mon 24 Nov 👉 Book now (link in bio) #NatureFacts #ForestSchool #TotsStayAndPlay

🌟 What a fantastic Tots Stay & Play session today! We explored the woods, discovered amazing fungi, and enjoyed creative mushroom crafts 🍄✨ Thank you to all the families who joined us, you made it magical! #TotsStayAndPlay #ForestFun #NaturePlay #AcornEarlyYears

Proud to share that Acorn Early Years Foundation is now a Best Practice Network Gold Partner! This reflects our commitment to staff development and excellence in Early Years education. 💛 #GoldPartner #AcornEarlyYears #EarlyYears #Education #BestPracticeNetwork #StaffTraining

💛 A small act of kindness has a BIG impact! 💛 On World Kindness Day, our Acorn family shared flowers, baked treats, and spread smiles across our communities. Let’s keep that kindness flowing into the weekend! 🌸🍪 #WorldKindnessDay #SpreadKindness #CommunityLove #LittleHandsBigHearts #TogetherWeGrow

The Oaks at Westcroft had a cosmic start! 🌙 We spotted the moon and explored it through our telescope. At Acorn, our nature-based ethos means curiosity goes beyond the forest, right up to the stars! 🌱🔭 What’s your child’s favourite sky discovery? #EarlyYears #STEM #MoonWatch #PlayToLearn

👏 Huge congrats to Chloe! She’s now a Level 3 SENCo! Her dedication to inclusive education and leadership inspires us every day. 🌟 Want to join a team that invests in you? Check out our careers page! Link in bio. #EarlyYears #SENCo #WorkWithUs

🌺 Our Oaks children at Brafield laid poppy pictures and stones on the church memorial Friday. Monday 11/11, Shenley joined the 11am service for a minute’s silence and trumpet music. A beautiful way to remember. How did you mark today? Drop a poppy or share! #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget #Community

Oaks at Shenley celebrated #WorldScienceDay with hands-on fun! 🧪 Mixing colours, separating oil & water, and exploring liquids with test tubes and pipettes. Science sparks curiosity! 🔬 #ScienceExperiments #AcornEarlyYears #OaksAtShenley

The most rewarding about chairing the trustee board: "Every decision helps children, families, and communities thrive. It’s a privilege to shape an organisation where care and purpose are at the heart of everything." 👉 Learn more: https://shorturl.at/jEDit #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees

Carolyn shares the benefit of being a trustee: "Seeing Acorn’s impact on thousands of children’s lives and using my skills to support its growth and recognition. It’s been the highlight of my career." 👉 Learn more: https://shorturl.at/jEDit #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees

Katy shares the most rewarding part of being a trustee: "Applying my skills to support Acorn’s social impact and working with a diverse, values-driven team. It’s a privilege and a fantastic learning experience." 👉 Learn more: https://shorturl.at/jEDit #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees

Vanessa shares the benefit of being a trustee: "Even after retiring from paid work, it’s rewarding to stay connected as part of a successful leadership team and contribute as a critical friend on the board." 👉 Learn more: https://shorturl.at/jEDit #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees

Emma shares what matters most as a trustee: "Listening to different perspectives and staying open to learning." 👉 Learn more about our trustees and their impact: https://shorturl.at/jEDit #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees

Narendra on his role as Chair: "Supporting trustees’ diverse talents, encouraging constructive debates, and keeping our focus strategic and aligned with Acorn’s mission." 👉 Learn more about our trustees and their impact: https://shorturl.at/b88Ph #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees

Suzie shares what inspired her to become a trustee: "Seeing the incredible impact Acorn has on children, families, and contributing to something that makes a positive difference." 👉 Learn more about our trustees: https://shorturl.at/b88Ph #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees

Laura shares the most rewarding part of being a trustee: "Seeing nurseries grow, new sites joining, forest schools added, and high standards upheld." 👉 Learn more about our trustees and their impact at Acorn: https://shorturl.at/thAq3 #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees #AcornEarlyYears

“Connection matters."  Olivia’s advice for future trustees: feel linked to the mission and vision through passion, experience, or both. Learn more about our trustees and the impact they make at Acorn: https://shorturl.at/thAq3  #TrusteesWeek2025 #ThankYouTrustees”

This Trustees’ Week, we celebrate and thank our amazing trustees for their passion, guidance, and commitment to Acorn." #TrusteesWeek #ThankYouTrustees #TrusteesWeek2025 #TerifficTrustees

Pumpkin carving 🎃, conker skeleton crafts, muddy potions, and campfire cooking! Our Salcey Forest holiday club was full of Halloween magic! 🍂 Follow us so you never miss the next woodland adventure! #ForestSchool #HalloweenFun #AcornEarlyYears #NaturePlay

Say cheese! 😁 Our Oaks at Kents Hill had a brilliant time learning how to brush their teeth! From toothpaste tips to brushing for two minutes — healthy habits start early! 💙🪥 #EarlyYears #BrightSmiles #HealthyHabits

Jamie Barnes is back! With over a decade of experience, plus credentials as an author and former Ofsted inspector, his training is dynamic, high-impact, and inspiring. We’re ready to be empowered! What makes CPD feel truly empowering? #JamieVictoriaBarnes #EarlyYears #CPD #AcornEarlyYears

Ben Kingston-Hughes returns next week for staff training! His award-winning CPD is praised by Ofsted and local authorities, and now internationally. This isn’t just training, it’s transformative. What makes CPD truly transformative for you? #EarlyYears #CPD #BenKingstonHughes #AcornEarlyYears

Kirstine Beeley is back for Acorn’s staff training day! With 20+ years in early years and her Empathy Dolls Approach, her sessions are always inspiring, practical, and emotionally intelligent. How do you nurture empathy in your setting? #EarlyYears #EmpathyInPractice #AcornEarlyYears

A joyful week at Salcey Forest! 🌳 Our Forest School team led conker hunts, caterpillar crafts & music-making in nature. Singing, dancing & exploring what a way to start the weekend! 💚 Drop a 🌿 if you love forest fun! #ForestSchool #SalceyForest #AcornEarlyYears

Yoga, hot choc & nature crafts? Yes please! 🧘‍♀️🌿 Our children in Oaks at our Brafield nursery had a magical day with Tracey’s yoga, Forest School fun, conker spiders, berry hunts & nature ink art. Calm minds & muddy hands = happy hearts! 🍫🕷️🍁 #EarlyYears #ForestSchool #NaturePlay #MindfulKids

🎉 What a way to end the week! Big congrats to Lani at our Rowans nursery & Caitlin at our Jubilee Wood nursery on completing their Level 3 Qualification! 💚 💬 Send them a shoutout or share your own wins from the week! #AcornEarlyYears #TeamAcorn #FridayFeeling #CelebratingGrowth #FridayWins

This week, the children in Oaks at our Rowans nursery made their own pizzas and enjoyed them outside in a sunny picnic! 🍕🧺 Yes, we know it’s tea time  and now we’re all craving pizza. 😄 #AcornEarlyYears #RowansNursery #PicnicFun #LittleChefs

Our Rowans & Brafield nurseries celebrated Grandparents Day with joyful Stay & Play sessions!  Children gave tours, made introductions & shared crafts with their grandparents. A beautiful reminder of the love & learning between generations 🧡  #GrandparentsDay #AcornEarlyYears

Did you know conkers can be made into soap? 🍂🧼 Our children tried it today and loved the process especially using it to wash their hands before lunch! Nature’s full of surprises. 🙂 💡 Got a favourite nature craft? Share it with us! #EarlyYears #ConkerSoap #AutumnPlay #EcoCrafts #NatureLearning

As a follow-up to Monday’s World Habitat Day, Our children in our Burton Latimer’s Oaks gorup explored our pocket park, spotted horses 🐴 (from afar!), and built dens for wild animal puppets. 💬 What’s your child’s favourite animal? #WorldHabitatDay #NaturePlay #EYFS #EarlyYears

🌻 Our final sunflower at our Westcroft nursery has bloomed! 5 flowers out, 5 buds waiting, and it’s grown so tall. The children cared for it all summer 🌞💧 🌱 Got a garden win to share? #WestcroftNursery #EarlyYears #NatureLearning #BlueskyKids #GrowingTogether #MiltonKeynesNursery #NatureInNursery

We were thrilled to welcome @emily4mk.bsky.social  MP to Acorn at Kents Hill, following our second Outstanding Ofsted rating! She congratulated our team and spoke with CEO Zoe Raven about expansion plans and early years challenges. #OfstedOutstanding #EarlyYearsMatter #SocialEnterprise

It’s #WorldHabitatDay 🌍 At Acorn, we build urban resilience through veggie gardens, litter picks, food bank support & visits to the elderly. Drop a 🌍 to show support & help us grow greener, kinder communities. 🌱 #EcoEducation #CommunityCare #GreenLearning #EarlyYears

Smiles are signs of joy, safety & care at Acorn. 😊 On #WorldSmileDay, we invite you to share what made your child smile today! Tag us or reply with a smile emoji. Let’s fill the feed with joy!  #PuttingChildrenFirst #AcornEarlyYears #ShareASmile

Brafield had a calming Yoga & Wellness session! The children listened closely, tried every movement, stretched big & small, and relaxed their bodies...even wiggled toes & fingers 🌿 💬 What helps you unwind? #WellnessForKids #YogaInSchools #MindfulEducation #StretchAndGrow #MindfulKids #KidsYoga

Today we celebrate music’s power to inspire and connect...especially for children. Remembering Acornbury, our Glasto-style concert where little stars shone bright. 🎶 💬 Got a favourite childhood song? Share it with us! #InternationalMusicDay #Acornbury #MusicForKids #EarlyYearsJoy #CreativeKids

Leigh started at Level 2 and is now working toward Level 5. At Acorn, we invest in our staff as much as our children. Proud to be named a Best Workplace in Charity & Not-for-Profit 2025 by @greatplacetowork.bsky.social What makes a workplace great to you? #CareerGrowth #StaffDevelopment #TeamAcorn

🍂 Our Tots Stay 'n' Play kicked off with leaf rubbings, mini habitats & the ever-popular mud kitchen...messy, magical fun! 🧑‍🍳 ✨ Next session: 29 September — spots go fast, so don’t miss out on the Autumn adventure! #StayAndPlay #MudKitchenMadness #LeafRubbings #AcornNurseries

🎧 New episode: Building a Culture of Care Explore how Acorn Early Years nurtures inclusion, deep listening, and shared responsibility in early education. Click link in bio to listen now on Spotify! #EarlyYears #CultureOfCare #AcornPodcast #ChildDevelopment #InclusiveEducation #EYPractitioners

Our Identifying different trees 🌲🔍, made jam from foraged berries 🫐 & carved butter knives.🍴CHECK! What a great start to the autumn season.🍂 Our Forest School sessions build confidence & creativity in Salcey Forest 🌳 ✨ Want your child to experience this? 📧[email protected] #HomeEd

International Day of Sign Language! 👐 BSL is more than words. It’s care, inclusion & community where everyone belongs. Start learning today and be part of building a more connected world. #BSL #britishsignlanguage #signlanguage #learnbsl #inclusion #accessibility #deafawareness #communication

🌿 Wrapping up the day with great news! Our Hedgerows & Mulberry Bear nurseries earned the Eco-Schools Green Flag again 🌍👏 Drop an 🌍 to celebrate & tap the link to read how these young eco-heroes are making a difference 👉 https://shorturl.at/WnbFv #EcoSchools #GreenFlag #NurseryNews #Sustainability

Our nursery children picked fresh veggies from their garden patch. Learning, laughing, and loving nature. From patch to plate, it’s all about hands-on discovery and healthy habits 🌿🥕 #PatchToPlate #EarlyYears #OutdoorLearning #MiltonKeynesNursery #AcornNurseries