The Meadows
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Liversedge for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2017, with 25 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Kirklees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kirklees 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
WF15 7PLWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 9 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The experienced and well-qualified staff team creates a safe and friendly environment for children. Staff develop close bonds with their key children. They know children well and are responsive to their individual needs. This helps children to feel emotionally secure. Children are settled, confident and engage well in their play. They have positive attitudes to learning. For instance, they demonstrate great patience as they wait for their turn to pour ingredients in an experiment to make a
Leaders use their excellent knowledge of child development to create a unique curriculum. They focus on promoting the seven areas of learning through the three distinct values of 'healthy body and healthy mind', 'kindness and respect', and
'critical thinking'. Leaders consider what knowledge and skills they would like children to learn during their time at the nursery. These are promoted through a balanced combination of child-led play and adult-guided activities. Topics centred on different countries help children build knowledge over time. For example, children confidently find Egypt on a map and explain the dangers that littering the ocean presents to sea life. Children develop a broad knowledge of the wider world.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that all children are consistently supported to develop their self-care skills.
- 9 May 2024Good
- 5 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Meadows
- 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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