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Meridian Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
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3.6(5 parent reviews) ·Meridian Centre, 59 St.Paul's Road, Bradford, BD8 7LS · Bradford
Number of places
44 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Bradford

About this day nursery

Meridian Nursery, located in Bradford, BD8 7LS, was registered in 2006 and operates as a childcare on non-domestic premises setting. It offers full day care for children aged 2 to 4 years old, with a total capacity of 44 places and currently 37 children on roll.

The nursery is open term-time only, Monday to Friday, with sessions from 9am until midday and 12:45pm until 3:45pm, catering to children attending for a full day as well. The nursery provides funded early education for children and has consistently received a "Good" rating for its overall effectiveness, with the latest inspection on 30th September 2025 reaffirming its high standards in quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The dedicated team of 12 childcare staff, including 11 qualified at level 3, are praised for fostering a happy and secure environment where children quickly settle and make good progress, becoming confident and emotionally secure members of their community through engaging activities like farm visits, art gallery trips, and local library explorations.

What it's like

The children at Meridian Nursery are happy and settled, making good progress in a nurturing environment where their well-being is prioritised. Staff are supportive of children and their families, involving them in community activities and real-life experiences. Children are encouraged to explore their environment freely, participate in outdoor play, and develop their skills across all areas of learning with a positive attitude.

Good overall effectivenessEmotionally secure childrenStrong parent partnershipsEngaging outdoor play

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until midday and 12.45pm until 3.45pm.

Term time / All Year

Term_time_only

Established

2006

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Meridian Nursery

Last inspected 30 September 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

The children at Meridian Nursery are happy and settled, making good progress in a nurturing environment where their well-being is prioritised. Staff are supportive of children and their families, involving them in community activities and real-life experiences. Children are encouraged to explore their environment freely, participate in outdoor play, and develop their skills across all areas of learning with a positive attitude.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy, settle quickly, and make good progress, with their overall well-being integral to the care and support they receive.
  • Staff are attentive and tailor support to children and their families, fostering emotional security and community engagement through various outings.
  • Children explore their environment freely, engaging in both indoor and outdoor activities that support skill development across all learning areas.
  • Staff effectively teach children good behaviour, reminding them of classroom rules and praising empathy, helping children overcome upsets quickly.
  • Leaders carefully assess and plan to meet children's developmental needs, aiming for good progress in each age range.
  • Staff have high expectations for behaviour, communicating effectively and role-modelling positive actions, leading to children enthusiastically working as a team.
  • Children are enthusiastic learners, engaging well with adult-led activities and developing concentration during various explorations.
  • Children are independent, developing self-help skills like using the bathroom and washing hands competently, with staff encouraging them to

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen the implementation of curriculum aims to build further on children's specific learning needs.
  • 2Enhance teaching to extend children's learning in ways that deepen their understanding and critical thinking skills.
Inspection #10407731 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children freely explore their environment and engage with others and staff while exploring outside. They focus on throwing and catching balls, riding bikes, and using their muscles to draw marks with chalk on the ground, and enjoy activities like mud kitchens and obstacle courses.

EAL / language support

Where children speak more than one language, staff effectively support them to understand key words in English, helping them to communicate well and make progress in their speaking.

Parent Reviews of Meridian Nursery

3.6
(5)

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Inspection history

Date: June 2010

  • September 2025Good
  • January 2020Good
  • May 2015Outstanding
  • June 2010Good

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