First Steps Day Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Rokescroft, BASILDON, SS13 3EA

Directions

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

39 children

Key details

Capacity

39 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

First Steps Day Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 27 March 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are warmly welcomed by attentive staff who are genuinely pleased to see them. A settling-in process, along with good partnerships with parents, mean staff know the children well before they attend. Therefore, children demonstrate they are settled, confident and excited to attend."

Key strengths

While children are offered a broad curriculum, where there is a strong focus on supporting children's personal and emotional development and promoting the…
The management and team works hard to establish positive, working relationships with parents.
Parents express their complete satisfaction in all aspects of the nursery.
A robust recruitment process ensures children are cared for by experienced and qualified staff who are suitable to do so.
Overall, the session runs smoothly throughout the morning, and children are engaged and busy in their play.

Areas for improvement

plan more opportunities within the curriculum to challenge children's thinking to consistently build on what they already know and can do
improve the organisation of transition times to ensure that all children are fully engaged, and play is not interrupted at these times
strengthen learning opportunities and frequency of outdoor play to support those who prefer to learn outdoors.

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