Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.
Footsteps Stafford
Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
Number of places
81 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Staffordshire
About this day nursery
Footsteps Nursery & Preschool offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can take their crucial first steps towards independence and learning. The nursery focuses on providing excellent childcare through a team of dedicated and experienced practitioners who are committed to fostering each child's growth.
Their curriculum is built upon the Early Years Foundation Stage principles, emphasising learning through play with a diverse range of engaging activities designed to help every child reach their full potential. The nursery also prioritises healthy eating, offering a carefully crafted, nutritionally balanced menu made with fresh, quality ingredients that children genuinely enjoy.
Strong parent partnerships are seen as vital, ensuring a secure and collaborative relationship between families and the nursery team. Furthermore, Footsteps places a high emphasis on the health and safety of children, parents, and staff, maintaining rigorous policies and procedures.
They also provide comprehensive guidance on various childcare funding options to support families.
Our ethos
Footsteps Nursery & Preschool's curriculum is built upon the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) principles, emphasising learning through play. They are committed to fostering each child's growth in a nurturing and stimulating environment and value strong parent partnerships.
What it's like
Relationships within the setting are positive and staff act as good role models. Established routines help children to feel secure and respond well to directions. Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play and are confident and inquisitive learners.
Play-based learningNutritionally balanced mealsStrong parent partnershipsExperienced practitioners
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Footsteps Stafford
Last inspected 9 May 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Relationships within the setting are positive and staff act as good role models. Established routines help children to feel secure and respond well to directions. Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play and are confident and inquisitive learners.
Inspector highlights
- The setting has developed a sequenced curriculum that aims to build on what children already know and can do.
- Staff know children well and plan activities based on their individual needs, interests and stages of development.
- Staff support children's communication and language skills well.
- The relatively new management team are passionate and strive for continual improvement, providing training and support for staff.
- Staff incorporate opportunities for children to develop their independence through daily routines, such as serving their own meals.
Areas to develop
- 1provide children with more consistent support to work towards their development targets and promote their learning to the highest possible level
- 2embed a more highly focused supervision process to further support staff development and continue to raise the quality of teaching.
Inspection #10401756 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
They describe the staff as friendly and comment that their children are very happy in the setting.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff put detailed support plans in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They work in partnership with parents and external professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to ensure children receive the support they need to make good progress.
Outdoor space
Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play. They learn about the natural world through bug hunts, dig in the soil, and confidently explore their outdoor environment, working together to lift logs and tree stumps.
Parent Reviews of Footsteps Stafford
5.0
(1)
steve martin
12 months ago
Excellent venue and the staff are superb - our daughter loves going to Footsteps.
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Inspection history
Date: September 2018
- May 2025Good
- November 2023Good
- June 2023Inadequate
- February 2022Good
- August 2019Good
- September 2018Good
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