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Giant Steps on The Borough

Ofsted: Expected standard·Memorial Hall, The Borough, Salisbury, SP5 3NB · Wiltshire
Number of places
32 places
Age range
3–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2026
Local authority
Wiltshire

About this day nursery

Giant Steps on The Borough is a childcare setting located in Salisbury, Wiltshire, offering a nurturing and supportive environment for children aged 3 to 4. Registered with Ofsted since May 2024, this setting operates from Memorial Hall, creating an inclusive culture where every child feels valued and supported.

Leaders and staff are highly committed to safeguarding, ensuring a safe and secure space for all children. The day nursery excels in supporting children's welfare and wellbeing, with well-established routines adapted to individual needs and strong partnerships with parents to facilitate smooth transitions and provide personalised support.

The setting has recently introduced an ambitious curriculum, designed to support children's progress across all areas of learning. Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) receive tailored support, benefiting from individualised sensory boxes and carefully planned adaptations to the curriculum.

Leaders actively engage with external professionals and the local authority, fostering a collaborative approach to learning and development. Parents commend the staff's supportive approach and the sense of community fostered at Giant Steps on The Borough.

What it's like

Children and families are greeted warmly as they eagerly arrive and happily enter the setting, excitedly anticipating what they are going to play with. When children need reassurance, staff swiftly implement strategies to support a peaceful and calm transition into the setting. Children thoroughly enjoy exploring the large inviting space, immersing themselves in activities inside and outside. This provides an inclusive environment for all children to access, where they demonstrate confidence and test their own abilities.

Strong safeguardingNurturing environmentInclusive cultureRobust curriculumParent partnerships

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Jun 2026

Headline: Expected 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 governanceExpected standard
Age range
3 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Giant Steps on The Borough

Last inspected 16 June 2026

What it's like to attend

Children and families are greeted warmly as they eagerly arrive and happily enter the setting, excitedly anticipating what they are going to play with. When children need reassurance, staff swiftly implement strategies to support a peaceful and calm transition into the setting. Children thoroughly enjoy exploring the large inviting space, immersing themselves in activities inside and outside. This provides an inclusive environment for all children to access, where they demonstrate confidence and test their own abilities.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff have embedded clear, consistent and supportive approaches to behaviour, maintaining high expectations for children.
  • Staff use highly impactful strategies to help children manage transitions meticulously.
  • Leaders and staff place a keen focus on supporting children's welfare and wellbeing, creating a nurturing and supportive environment.
  • Leaders and staff prioritise inclusion and have embedded a highly inclusive culture where all children feel valued and supported.
  • Leaders work excellently with external professionals to provide tailored support plans and ensure the environment suits the needs and abilities of all children.
  • All children make sustained progress from their starting points across all areas of the curriculum and are well prepared for their next stage of learning.
  • Leaders have recently introduced a new curriculum that is ambitious and covers all key areas of the curriculum.
  • Dedicated leaders care about their roles and responsibilities in providing high-quality care and education for children.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should help staff tailor their teaching more precisely to help children further build on their skills and knowledge.
  • 2Leaders should review the deployment of staff during child-led play to ensure consistent high-quality teaching for children.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff place a keen focus on supporting children's welfare and wellbeing, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who face barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing. The setting ensures children with SEND and those who face barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing access the same ambitious curriculum through carefully planned adaptations, including room layouts, visual prompts, and tailored resources.

Outdoor space

Children have ample opportunity to develop their physical skills and manage their own risks safely with daily access to outside, supporting their physical health and wellbeing. Children thoroughly enjoy exploring the large inviting space and immerse themselves in activities inside and outside, suiting those children who prefer to learn outside, such as swinging from the climbing frame.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

16 June 2026

Expected standard

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

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