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First Steps Childcare (Cambridgeshire)

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2022)
·27-29, Lynn Road, WISBECH, PE13 3DD · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
76 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2022
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

First Steps Nursery in Bury is dedicated to providing high-quality care and education for children in a stimulating and secure environment. The nursery, registered for 105 children, boasts excellent indoor and outdoor facilities, including extensive gardens for each age group, ensuring children can engage in outdoor play daily, weather permitting.

Located conveniently in Bury with easy access from surrounding areas and major motorways, the single-storey building offers a welcoming and homely atmosphere. The nursery places strong emphasis on working in partnership with parents, encouraging their involvement in their child’s learning journey.

Their experienced team supports child-initiated and spontaneous play, alongside structured activities, to foster curiosity and significant developmental progress. Utilising the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework, the nursery ensures a balanced and comprehensive curriculum, promoting holistic development.

The "Special Carer" system further enhances the children's sense of familiarity and belonging, providing a stable foundation for social interaction and a lifelong love of learning. The nursery also prioritizes healthy eating, offering nutritious daily meals with carefully planned menus.

What it's like

Children feel safe and secure, confidently greeting visitors. Staff prioritize supporting children's physical, social, and emotional well-being. The forest school provides a natural environment for developing strength, resilience, and sensory learning.

High-quality care and educationExperienced and dedicated teamExcellent indoor and outdoor facilitiesStrong parent partnershipChild-centred holistic approach

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

Daily nutritious food for all the children in our care; our menus are carefully planned with the emphasis on healthy eating.

Opening hours

7.30am - 6.00pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for First Steps Childcare (Cambridgeshire)

Last inspected 9 August 2022 · Louisa Taylor

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children feel safe and secure, confidently greeting visitors. Staff prioritize supporting children's physical, social, and emotional well-being. The forest school provides a natural environment for developing strength, resilience, and sensory learning.

Inspector highlights

  • A thoughtfully designed and stimulating learning environment supports an ambitious curriculum.
  • An effective key-person system identifies additional support early, ensuring good progress for all children.
  • Children's communication and language development are prioritized, with targeted interventions for delayed speech.
  • Mathematics teaching is expertly designed to help children remember concepts long term.
  • The management team and staff have a clear and ambitious vision for improvement, fostering a positive and consistent environment.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should build on already good teaching to further support and develop children's individual learning goals, and to challenge and deepen children's knowledge and understanding across the seven areas of learning.
Inspection #10113187 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are delighted with the progress children make and they report that care and communication are excellent.

Parents report how daily communications and collaborative working further extends their child's confidence and willingness to learn at home.

Parents say they are highly reassured that their child's health needs are given priority.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Any additional support for children is identified early, and they all make good progress from their starting points. Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities report that they feel extremely valued as an integral part of their child's well-being and education, and are regularly invited to meetings with other agencies, such as health and education professionals, to support their child. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

The forest school offers a natural environment, with freedom and space, where children develop strength and resilience, while learning through their senses. The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this had on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: June 2011

  • August 2022Good
  • September 2015Outstanding
  • June 2011Good

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