Our Summary
About Us
We are a term time only Nursery School for 3 month olds - 4yrs and Ofsted registered us "a fantastic nursery with many outstanding qualities" for our first inspection just 6wks after opening in March 2014. More recently we’ve been inspected for our second time in March 2018 and received an ‘outstanding’ in all areas!
We operate with sole use of the secure building from three bright and spacious rooms in the East Horsley Village Hall. We have a lovely new room for our youngest children and we have our own private outdoor learning area.
We also have the idyllic parkland setting with plenty of outdoor learning & play opportunities as well as ample safe parking. We are very fortunate to have a woodland area straight out of our doors which we use for outdoor forest/woodland activities which is a huge benefit to the children.
We opened with 6 children in January 2014 and now have over 60 children registered with limited spaces, we find our happy parents and children are a great advertisement for the successful nursery setting we have created.
All of our staff are qualified/experienced and first aid trained, we all have the added experience of being mums ourselves. We offer the care and support to our children and parents that we would expect for our own children.
Please call us or email if you would like to come and meet the team and view our nursery.
Our hours:
Mon-Fri
8.15am-9am early birds breakfast club
9am-12.30pm morning session
12.30pm-1.30pm to include lunch club
9am-3pm full day
12.30pm-3pm afternoon with lunch club
Our Availability
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
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| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 26/08/2025 | |||||||
Our Fees
- Childcare from £31.00 per morning
- Childcare from £26.50 per afternoon
- Childcare from £53.00 per day
3 months - 5 years : £8.85ph
Sessions
Early birds drop-off 8.15-9am £7.00
9am-12.30pm £31.00
9am-3pm £53.00
12-3pm £26.50
15hrs funding contribution £60pm
30hrs funding contribution £120pm
Funding available
2-3 FEET funding
9m-2yr Working parent 15hrs funding
3-4yr universal 15hrs funding
3-4yr Working parents 30hrs funding
We also accept the tax-free childcare payment scheme and ALL childcare vouchers
Our Ofsted Inspections
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Our Documents
- UK Driving Licence [DELETED] (added 08/07/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
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My little girl has been at this nursery since she was one, and she's now 2 and she loves it. They slowly introduced her to the nursery and all their lovely staff the first week until she was happy to do a full day, which we a great initiation and helped her to settle in. She is excited to go to nursery and see all the staff and her friends. She especially loves the singing, crafts, counting and walks.
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Alex
on 12/11/2023
Our son has been very happy here! The staff are lovely, kind and helpful and our son settled quickly. Staff meet questions and queries positively and have dealt really well with specific requests re nappies and naps etc. Great location too which allows the children to access the playground, woods and village for outings. We have been very happy 😃
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Anna
on 10/11/2023
Lovely nursery. My kids adore Meadow’s staff and all of them feel like a family to them. One of the things we do appreciate about Meadow are their values (loving, friendly, kind, respectful and caring). The amount of activities they have been doing this year so far is amazing and my little one comes home excited to tell me all about her day at nursery.
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Kristyna
on 10/11/2023
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The Mead
on 10/11/2023:
Thank you for your review, we’re so pleased you enjoy the activities and your children have been part of our Meadows family :)
The team at Meadows have been just super with my little boy. He was very reluctant to get settled due to very bad separation anxiety being away from his Mama. Everyone, especially of course his key worker, were so incredibly kind and patient, (with both him and me!) and reassuring that one day he would eventually skip right on in. Sure enough, and sooner than I anticipated, he absolutely loved it, and his little face would light up when I took out his "uniform" shirt on nursery mornings. They kept me regularly updated as to how he did each day, and were always on hand to answer any questions I had. It is a very happy and loving place.
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tesspf
on 01/08/2016
My son joined The Meadows Nursery after Easter and being my third but most mothered son I was worried about he would leave me, the team helped me with any requirements needed & after one week of a few tears he walked in happy to be with his teachers. My son talks about nursery and loving it all the time! Thank you so much for making our experience warm welcoming and very smooth!
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on 09/06/2016
I highly recommend the meadows nursery school, you could not want for a more supportive, friendlier, safer place for your child. It was a hard decision for me to make, choosing a nursery for my first born as he was a very shy and anxious toddler who had never been left with anyone due to his separation anxiety. However the staff made the transition for both myself and my son as smooth and painless as it could have been. 1 year on he has blossomed into a confident and courageous young boy thanks to the nurturing and encouraging nature of all members of staff. It is a pleasure to be greeted by people who are genuinely pleased to see your child and treat them as an individual and see your child genuinely pleased to see them.
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mlanzala
on 31/05/2016
A highly recommendable nursery. Run by a very friendly group of staff. My child is very happy there and comes out with a smile every day. As a parent it is important and makes such a change to see their child happy and settled into a nursery. Always make time for a little catch up about child progress and work around working parents with regards parents meetings. I would recommend it to anyone!
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on 31/05/2016
I can't recommend this nursery and its staff highly enough.
I was very apprehensive at leaving my little boy for the 1st time as he was under 2 years old and hadn't been left with anyone other than close family but I needn't have worried. The team at The Meadows really supported both him and myself through this journey with absolute kindness and compassion. It wasn't an easy transistion as my son would get distressed at being left but they worked with us at his pace and the patience they showed in helping him settle has meant that he now skips in smiling.
I looked at many nurserys before choosing The Meadows and in my opinion this is by far the best I found. It's kind, caring staff really do treat each child as an individual and promote them learning and growing at their own pace. I've yet to see a child who doesn't leave each session smiling!
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