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First Steps Day Nursery in Poole

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
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4.8(75 parent reviews) ·75 Oakdale Road, POOLE, BH15 3LD · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Number of places
92 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

About this day nursery

First Steps Day Nursery is a highly-rated childcare setting in Poole, Dorset, dedicated to providing a nurturing and engaging environment for children from three months of age. The nursery strongly emphasises creating a fun, vibrant, and interactive atmosphere where each child is recognised as an individual.

With dedicated rooms for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, the nursery aims to be a "home from home" for its children. Their mission revolves around delivering high-quality childcare and education, ensuring that laughter and enjoyment are fundamental aspects of each day.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and keen to attend, building warm relationships with staff and friendships with other children. Babies benefit from a nurturing environment where they explore freely and safely, and staff consistently meet their care routines. Children make their own activity choices, supported by staff to encourage their interests and curiosity.

Highly-ratedDedicated rooms for different age groupsEmphasis on fun and laughterHighly qualified practitioners

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, all year round

Age range

3 months+

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2010

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for First Steps Day Nursery

Last inspected 9 April 2024 · Bridget Copson

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 arrive happy and keen to attend, building warm relationships with staff and friendships with other children. Babies benefit from a nurturing environment where they explore freely and safely, and staff consistently meet their care routines. Children make their own activity choices, supported by staff to encourage their interests and curiosity.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive happy and keen to attend.
  • Staff are good role models who listen respectfully to children and guide them on how to treat others with kindness.
  • Staff deliver a well-planned curriculum to support children's individual goals.
  • Staff know the children well and monitor and assess their learning from the start to plan and support their on-going development.
  • Staff support children's health and physical development effectively.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide more consistent guidance to help children to learn how to use cutlery appropriately and safely at mealtimes
  • 2develop the organisation of activities in the pre-school rooms to ensure the voices of all quieter children are included fully.
Inspection #10338580 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents share very positive views of the nursery. For example, they like the safe and secure environment and how staff work with them to meet their children's individual goals and needs.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff liaise with external agencies to address any gaps in children's progress, and use additional funding responsibly.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from additional experiences, such as music and movement sessions and trips to the local shops to buy ingredients for cookery activities. For example, toddlers hunt for bugs in the garden and then create a spider activity indoors to build on this interest and to learn more about the creatures. Older children enjoy energetic team games and making obstacle courses in the garden. Babies climb and roll on soft-play blocks and join in action songs. Toddlers ride wheeled toys and play ball games.

Parent Reviews of First Steps Day Nursery

4.8
(75)
elisha edwards
4 months ago

My son has been at first steps for over 2 years now and he absolutely loves it. All of the staff are very experienced in childcare, extremely friendly and most of them have worked at the setting for many many years. The nursery itself is very spacious unlike many others locally and my son loves playing in the large garden too. They arrange such a variety of activities for the children to do and regularly update parents on what they are up to that day/week which is lovely. I highly recommend first steps and will be gutted the day my son has to leave.

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Louise Rose
4 months ago

Have used Firsts Steps Nursery now for 8 years . All 4 of my children who have attended/ still attend love it , settle quickly , develop well . As a parent I love the long term staff , the ease of all inclusive food/ nappies package. The structure of days and variety of activities. Very accommodating , always friendly .

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Danielle Marie
4 months ago

Our daughter has been going to First Steps for over 2 years and has loved it since the day she has joined. She always enjoys the various activities and she is now in the pre school room where they are preparing her for the transition to school.

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DEB HURST
4 months ago

I had a child at First Steps a few years ago and I now deal with them through my business. Wow what a fantastic nursery, amazing facilities but even more importantly the staff are just wonderful, you know your children are in the very best and safest hands.

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Kim Elliott
4 months ago

Amazing nursery, great staff! We’ve sent both our children there. It really is fabulous. Can’t recommend highly enough

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Inspection history

Date: April 2010

  • April 2024Good
  • August 2021Good
  • October 2015Good
  • April 2010Good

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