Meaford Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stone for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2016, with 62 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
9–23 Months Funding: up to 30 funded hours per week; 2 Year Old Funding: 30 hours of funded childcare per week; 3 and 4 Year Old Funding: 15 hours of funded childcare per week, up to 30 hours per week for eligible working families.
Worth knowing. Funding covers childcare only. Meals, nappies, and consumables are charged separately.
What childcare usually costs in Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
ST15 0PXWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 17 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
There is a friendly and sociable atmosphere at this nursery. Children are warmly welcomed by caring staff. Staff form nurturing bonds with children. They have a good understanding of children's needs. This helps them to support children securely. Babies very quickly settle into new routines. They make strong attachments to their key persons, who build warm relationships with them from the start. Staff implement a broad and interesting curriculum that engages children in learning. Toddlers develop their hand muscles as staff encourage them to freely explore paint. Older children show an enjoyment of creative arts and express themselves through their drawing and artwork.
Children gain a good awareness of expected behaviours, such as using good manners and being kind. Staff teach children skills, such as turn-taking and sharing, as they play with their friends. Staff use books to help children recognise and manage their emotions and feelings. They have a confident knowledge of strategies to use when children need extra support in their learning and development. The outdoor play area provides all children with ample opportunities to take regular exercise. For instance, children dig in sand and enjoy riding bikes and playing games with their friends. Staff have created an environment where children are confident to explore and express themselves freely.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to develop their teaching to the highest level so that interactions consistently enrich children's communication and language development n support staff to develop their questioning techniques, to further extend children's critical thinking skills.
- 9 November 2023Good
- 12 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Meaford Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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