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The Meadowlark Nest

Nursery & funded hours.

A warm, practical nursery route inspired by the clear audience pathways of a primary-school website. Start with the hours you need, then come and look around while the children are actually here.

Hours at a glance

Know what funded hours mean for your week.

Change the fields and the illustrative worksheet updates in your browser. It is not a funding decision, legal advice or a quote from a real nursery.

Funded hours
22.4 hours
Hours you pay for
7.6 hours
Weekly cost
£70
Roughly a month
£296

Illustration assumes 30 hours, 38 term-time weeks, and an illustrative £7.20 hourly rate. Entitlement is checked through the Government childcare service.

What the Nest feels like

Small people, big outside.

Babies, toddlers and preschool children share a calm, carefully prepared environment with a named key person, garden access and time to follow their own interests.

A plush teddy bear on a pale blue ground with delicate sprigs.

A proper visit

Bring your questions, stay for a while and see whether the room feels right. No polished tour is a substitute for the day as it is.

Admissions

Come and look around.

Tell us roughly what you need and we will show you the nursery route. This form is intentionally local-only preview behaviour.

  • Weekday visits by arrangement
  • Fictional Stoke address and phone
  • No network request is made

Nursery FAQs

Clear answers before you visit.

These are illustrative questions for the demo. They are written to show the route, not to make a real policy or funding claim.

What ages can join the Nest?

From nine months to school age in this fictional demo. Availability, ratios and sessions would need owner verification.

How do funded hours work?

The estimator is a guide only. Eligibility is decided by the Government childcare service and the final pattern is agreed with the nursery.

Can we visit before applying?

Yes — that is the intended next step. Use the local-only form above to sketch a visit request.

What happens at settling-in?

Short visits, a familiar key person and a pace set by the child rather than a fixed script.