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Footsteps Daycare 2018

Ofsted: Good
(May 2022)
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4.1(19 parent reviews) ·St. Peters House, St Peters Way, Northampton, NN1 1TP · West Northamptonshire
Number of places
—
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2022
Local authority
West Northamptonshire

About this day nursery

Footsteps Daycare 2018 Ltd, located directly opposite Northampton train station, offers comprehensive childcare services for children from birth to five years old, operating on both a full-time and sessional basis. Emphasising a family-like atmosphere, the nursery is dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can thrive and reach their full potential.

The experienced team is passionate about childcare, with staff members ranging from carefully selected apprentices to seasoned safeguarding leads and Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCo’s). The nursery boasts uniquely tailored rooms that cater to the individual needs of each age group.

With a strong commitment to safeguarding, all staff hold enhanced DBS disclosures, and CCTV is installed throughout the premises. Footsteps Day care also prioritises parental involvement, offering stay-and-play sessions and providing discreet areas for breastfeeding.

Additionally, the nursery utilises Tapestry, a secure digital platform, to facilitate communication and share children's learning and development with families.

What it's like

All children attending this nursery clearly show they feel happy and safe. Children are warmly welcomed by staff when they arrive, and children's feelings of well-being and belonging are fostered very well by staff. Children benefit significantly from the effective curriculum the staff plan.

Family-like AtmosphereExperienced and Qualified StaffStrong Safeguarding MeasuresParental Involvement

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
  • Breakfast (opt-in, for funded hours, 3+ years)£2.00 / day
  • Snacks (opt-in, for funded hours, 3+ years)£1.00 / day
  • 2 course lunch (opt-in, for funded hours, 3+ years)£5.00 / day
  • 2 course tea (opt-in, for funded hours, 3+ years)£5.00 / day
  • Administration fee (non-refundable)£50 / session

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.

Age range

Birth to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full time, Sessional care

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Footsteps Daycare 2018

Last inspected 4 May 2022 · Melanie Eastwell

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

All children attending this nursery clearly show they feel happy and safe. Children are warmly welcomed by staff when they arrive, and children's feelings of well-being and belonging are fostered very well by staff. Children benefit significantly from the effective curriculum the staff plan.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and deputy effectively support the staff team with their well-being and their ongoing professional development.
  • Children take part in a range of experiences that they may not have at home, to widen their knowledge.
  • Staff effectively promote children's developing independence skills.
  • Children learn about respect through discussion and good role modelling from staff.
  • Staff are highly effective in their teaching and accurately know where children are in their learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1focus more precisely on how staff give instructions to ensure they are clear, and children can understand what they are expected to do
  • 2help all staff to be aware of children who are quieter and less confident to make sure they consistently receive the same levels of positive interaction as their more confident friends.
Inspection #10233203 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report that they are very happy with the nursery. They comment that staff are exceptionally supportive of their children and that they 'go the extra mile' to help families through times of ill health or difficulty.

Parents are confident that their children's individual needs are managed well and say the staff make sure their children are well prepared for the move on to school.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children learn about respect through discussion and good role modelling from staff. Children listen when staff explain what is coming next. This helps children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to become familiar with the daily routine.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Footsteps Daycare 2018

4.1
(19)
Ana Celino
a year ago

After a traumatic experience with a previous nursery, we immediately felt warmly welcomed at Footsteps. The staff are incredibly caring, polite, and give a true family feeling. They all know our son by name and show genuine kindness. The organisation is outstanding — we’re always informed about what he eats, drinks, learns, and how he feels. The Tapestry app gives us great insight into his day and allows us to share home moments that they beautifully use to extend his learning. Being able to pick him up straight from his room and see him happy, playing, and running to us with a big smile is priceless. His transition was so smooth it felt like he always belonged. He goes in every day happy and excited, and that tells us we made the right choice. We truly can’t recommend Footsteps enough — thank you for such an amazing experience so far!

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Andrew Boatwright
7 years ago

Can't say enough good things about this place! My daughter loves the staff, loves going every day and loves her friends she's made. And her key workers and other staff have been terrific with her; she's blossomed since she started going, definitely. As with the other recent reviews, can't vouch to what it may have been like but in the 18 month's my daughter's been going, we've had regular, insightful updates from staff, some very good advice and she's had a lot of wonderful experiences. If it was as bad as the older reviews were saying, trust me when I say that little one wouldn't be dying to get there every day!

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Marija Bobrova
7 years ago

Don't see the reason of bad reviews of this place without an actual experience with it. My daughter goes to this nursery and loves the stuff. Food is good, every time we go there, the smell from the kitchen is always yummy. I've experienced an absolutely horrible nursery before Footsteps, so I clearly see that my daughter loves it. The only thing I would say, pay attention on your payments. Keep all the cheques with you, or bank statements, just in case of a proof.

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tinpular time
4 years ago

Lovely daycare center. Excellent manners and polite people. Little bit let down on the road that proceeds the junction that take the speeding up traffic from the train station going past this place. Northampton council need to revise there road layout at this very very confused road and paths junction too and from the train station into the town. All I'm all first class daycare center. Impressive

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Caitlin Harte
8 years ago

Couldn’t ask for a better nursery for my daughter! She’s Been going since 8months old and I have never had a problem, they’ve always gone above & beyond to help. Couldn’t recommend Footsteps enough!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 May 2022

Good

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

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