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1st Steps Nursery & Preschool

Ofsted: Strong standard·Thornton Lodge Community Centre, Brook Street, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 3JW · Kirklees
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Kirklees

About this early years setting

1st Steps Nursery & Preschool, located in Thornton Lodge Community Centre, Huddersfield, has been nurturing children aged 0-5 since its registration in 2024. The nursery prioritises children's health, safety, and wellbeing, providing a calm yet engaging environment where children are supported to develop confidence and communication skills.

Leaders and staff are dedicated to offering a broad range of exciting learning experiences, ensuring that each child's emotional and developmental needs are met. The nursery also excels in providing strong inclusion and targeted support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with external professionals and using assessment tools to monitor progress.

Daily outdoor play and physical activities, such as dance sessions and riding wheeled toys, encourage physical development. Furthermore, the nursery actively supports children who speak English as an additional language, helping them to develop communication in dual languages.

Parents consistently praise the nursery for its personal support and dedication to their children's learning, highlighting the strong relationships fostered between staff, children, and families.

What it's like

Children's health, safety and wellbeing are a high priority. Staff nurture children, support their emotional needs, and provide broad, exciting learning experiences that build confidence and communication.

Calm & engaging environmentStrong SEND inclusionDaily outdoor playPositive parent feedback

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Crosland Moor Preschool - Full day£50 / day
  • Crosland Moor Preschool - Full day (shorter hours)£40 / day
  • Crosland Moor Preschool - Session£20 / session
  • Thornton Lodge Nursery and Preschool - Full day£60 / day
  • Thornton Lodge Nursery and Preschool - Half day£32.50 / session

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 18:00

Food

Full cooked hot meals provided, no additional cost when using funding.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Dec 2025

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 5
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for 1st Steps Nursery & Preschool

Last inspected 11 December 2025 · Samantha Lambert

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children's health, safety and wellbeing are a high priority. Staff nurture children, support their emotional needs, and provide broad, exciting learning experiences that build confidence and communication.

Inspector highlights

  • Children learn and play in a busy yet calm environment and remain highly engaged.
  • Children have daily opportunities to play outside and take part in physical activities such as dance and riding wheeled toys.
  • Leaders and staff provide strong inclusion and targeted support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Leaders evaluate the nursery, provide targeted staff training, and work with external professionals to support children and families.
  • Parents and carers speak highly of the nursery and appreciate the personal and learning support provided.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should embed the outlined plans to enhance staff's knowledge of more precisely planning for children's learning, to support the next steps in children's development further.
  • 2Leaders should help staff to develop strategies to extend the support for quieter and less-confident children to be more engaged in their learning.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff quickly identify when children need further support and make swift referrals to other external health and educational professionals. Staff use assessment tools and targeted plans to monitor progress and provide targeted training and strategies for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Outdoor space

Children receive opportunities every day to play outside and take part in daily dance sessions to move their bodies and exercise. Staff provide daily opportunities to develop physical skills in the outdoor area, where children ride wheeled toys and practise throwing, catching, balancing and climbing.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language learn to say words and communicate in dual languages.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

11 December 2025

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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