Mead Open Farm Day Nursery

Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9JH
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9.9 63 Reviews
  • Mead Open Farm Day Nursery, Leighton Buzzard
Mead Open Farm Day Nursery and Pre-school is part of the Farm Day Nurseries group and sits within a farm environment. It has two self-contained, nursery and pre-school buildings, a fantastic garden and the opportunity for children to visit the farm and play attractions daily.

It has modern facilities in a rural setting and provides nurturing care for children and babies from the age of six weeks to five years, with funded pre-school places available. The nursery ensures that the children have a well-balanced diet, and can cater for any special dietary requirements that may be needed.

Care Provided by Mead Open Farm Day Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Vikki Bosworthick-Bass (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 47
  • Total Places for Children
  • 114
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Mead Open Farm Day Nursery

  • Early collection: 7:30 am - 8:00 am
    Full-day session: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Morning session: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Afternoon session: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Late collection: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm


  • Each situation is different and bespoke to your childcare needs. To find out more about our fees, please do get in touch so we are able to build a profile and give you a breakdown of what we believe best suits your child’s needs.


  • Parking
  • There is adequate parking on-site at the Nursery & Pre-School, for use when dropping-off/collecting your child.


Mead Open Farm Day Nursery Reviews (63)

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9.9

Mead Open Farm Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.895) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Mead Open Farm Day Nursery has 63 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my boys are so happy at mead open farm day nursery and I couldn’t thank all the staff enough.
They have learnt so much and are extremely well looked after in a fanatic environment.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

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Amazing staff and facilities! My child only had her settle in sessions before lockdown but once they were allowed back the staff went above and beyond to make sure my little one settled in quickly and enjoy her time there. Each day she attends she is so excited to be going and loves going to the farm
with her friends.
Since attending I have noticed that her development is progressing in leaps and bounds and I couldn't be happier.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son absolutely loves attending Mead Open Farm Day Nursery. His development has progressed massively. The staff are fantastic with my son and always give him the best support!

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Overall, the nursery is a brilliant place for children - they spend most of the time outside and with the animals. Education is good. The staff are doing the best they can, most are very friendly and I'd happily recommend to any parent.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great location for learning and interacting. Friendly, knowledgeable and kind staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have 2 children at Mead Open Farm Day Nursery and they both love it. The oldest is in the toddler room and comes home telling me about all the fun he's had. The development I've witnessed in both of them since they joined the nursery is fantastic. I love the fact they get to explore the farm, I feel
it helps give the variety in their day. My youngest really struggled to settle and the staff went above and beyond to encourage her. I can't thank them enough as she now loves it, and is learning it's ok to be independent of me. I highly recommend this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are friendly and listen to your child's individual needs. They are approachable and are a second family to my daughter.
It is great that the children can explore the farm or soft play almost every day and the nursery put on a wide range of activities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since our daughter has been at Mead Open Farm she has developed so much. She loves being outside and this nursery provides so much outdoor play. I am extremely impressed with all the staff who look after my daughter. She seems to have strong connections with multiple members and staff are extremely
welcoming when I drop her off in the morning. I love how informed we are as parents as to what our daughter has been doing at nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All team members, without exception, are friendly, welcoming, kind and understanding. My son absolutely loves his time at nursery, literally running into the room each morning. There are such a great range of different activities - indoors and especially outdoor with access to the farm and their programme
of events. The most important thing though is the genuine care shown by the team - they are brilliant.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love the personal connection our son has had with the staff at Mead. There are great facilities at the nursery and the staff take the time to understand him. Our son really enjoys his time at Mead Open Farm Day Nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are polite and attentive, always interested in our lives. Happy to spend time getting to know you. Key workers understand my children and their needs! Work well to encourage my child to eat a variety of food groups. They have a wide range of activities and always something different to enjoy.
The activities are educational and encourage key skills.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son loves Mead Nursery, he gets so much from the staff and facilities. It's great they get to visit the farm on a daily basis. The staff are all very friendly and attentive.

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Our son has gained so much since joining Mead. His confidence has grown and he enjoys his time there. He gets to spend quality time outside, whether it be visiting the farm facilities or the free flow outside space. The carers are brilliant and attentive and take great care with him. They hold summer
parties and are open to feedback and suggestions and are keen to improve their processes.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic caring nursery with lots of fun and stimulating interactive activities for the children to take part in. The farm adds an individual touch which cannot be found anywhere else in the local area. The children are happy, safe and cared for and I would definitely recommend it to other parents.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter loves going to Mead Open Farm Nursery, she does such a wide variety of activities and she really loves visiting the animals at the farm.

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My son loves going to Mead Farm Day Nursery, he enjoys his daily visits to the farm and playing with his friends. The staff are always very helpful and informative.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child has been at Mead Open Farm Day Nursery since Oct 2017. He has never been upset about attending, and every day since he's been able to talk loves telling us about his friends and activities. He has developed enormously and the work the team here do is a massive part of that. Of course, nothing
is perfect but this nursery is amazing and I highly recommend it. If we have a second they would definitely come here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mead Open Farm Day Nursery has been everything we wanted from a Nursery for our daughter. She is doing amazingly well and her progression is great. Each week she comes home with new stories and is eager to show us what she has absorbed that day.
We feel our daughter is well looked after and is provided
the best care and teaching for her age. She has recently been potty trained and the support from staff in the Nursery has exceeded our expectations and we will be forever grateful for their help.
From pick-up to collection it's a smooth process and the staff are great with updating us on our daughters day which is lovely and reassuring to hear. We're envious of their daily farm trips and all the delicious food they eat. We feel as parents that communication is great and the family events they hold are so personal.
We're pleased we picked the Nursery and feel it will be a sad and emotional day when our daughter leaves for school but we will take with us the happy memories made there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery. Brilliant tasks of learning through play. My daughter has come on dramatically since going to Mead Open Farm Day Nursery.
The staff are out of this world, very experienced and affectionate my daughter loves all of them.
The trips over to the farm is a super bonus.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.895)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.895) out of 10 for Mead Open Farm Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.895 for Mead Open Farm Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (258 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 287 Ratings = 4.895

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Mead Open Farm Day Nursery is based on 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 114 number of registered child places is 22.8, which has been reached with 24 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Vikki

Vikki Bosworthick-Bass

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hi, I’m Vikki Bosworthick-Bass, Nursery Manager here at Mead Open Farm Day Nursery & Pre-School! With daily visits to the farmyard, children LOVE meeting the goats, counting the piglets and bottle feeding the lambs. There is plenty of animal interaction and learning opportunities here.


We are situated within a farm environment on the edge of Leighton Buzzard and provide children with the very best early year’s education, following the EYFS structure of learning like all our other farm-based Day Nursery sites.
Mead Open Farm Day Nursery & Pre-school has its own dedicated nursery garden and boasts modern
facilities in a rural setting.