The Meadows Nursery

The main activity within the centre is The Meadows Nursery which is open from 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday with parents being offered a flexible range of options within that time frame.

We offer 2½ hour sessions, 3 hour sessions, 3½ hour sessions, or all day 6 hour sessions for children aged 2 years up to primary school age.

The full nursery day comprises of two, 2½ hour core sessions with a one hour lunch club:

Young children thrive in a stable, predictable environment. So, while we strive to remain flexible to each child’s varying needs each day, our days will follow a consistent structure. The daily core sessions comprise of the following activities:

• Free play.

• Register time.

• Structured adult led activity.

• Snack time.

• Outside play.

The Meadows is able to offer children free nursery education under the 2+ Childcare Funding Scheme (to children of eligible families) and the three and four year old flexible entitlement funding in Cambridgeshire. This entitles eligible 2 year old children, and children over the age of three to receive up to 15 hours of free flexible early learning childcare a week. We are also able to offer qualifying children the extended 30 hours funding.

For more information about free childcare for 2 year olds: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20064/childcare/248/free_childcare_for_2_year_olds

For more information about free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds (universal 15 hours): http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20064/childcare/249/free_childcare_for_3_and_4_year_olds

For more information about the extended 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20064/childcare/249/free_childcare_for_3_and_4_year_olds