Opening hours
7am until 5pm, for 50 weeks of the year
Silver Steps Day Care
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2022)
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2022
Local authority
Essex
About this day nursery
Silver Steps Day Care Ltd, registered in 2018, operates as a childcare on non-domestic premises setting in Witham, Essex, for children aged 2–9 years. The nursery is open 50 weeks a year, from 7am until 5pm.
The latest Ofsted inspection on 27 April 2022 rated the setting as "Good" in overall effectiveness, showing significant improvement from its previous "Inadequate" rating. The dedicated team, which includes five staff members with three holding level 3 childcare qualifications, provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
Children at Silver Steps enjoy a welcoming environment where they confidently engage in play and imaginative activities, supported by smiling staff. The nursery places a strong emphasis on fostering positive social interactions and developing communication and language skills, ensuring a nurturing and stimulating experience for all children.
What it's like
Children arriving at Silver Steps Day Care are greeted by smiling staff, confidently storing their belongings, and quickly settling into play with friends. They engage in imaginative role-play, making pretend food and drinks. The setting encourages positive social interactions, resulting in kind and caring behaviour among the children.
Engaging playKind interactionsEffective curriculumStrong parent communication
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2018
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Silver Steps Day Care
Last inspected 27 April 2022
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arriving at Silver Steps Day Care are greeted by smiling staff, confidently storing their belongings, and quickly settling into play with friends. They engage in imaginative role-play, making pretend food and drinks. The setting encourages positive social interactions, resulting in kind and caring behaviour among the children.
Inspector highlights
- Children enjoy their day and wave goodbye to parents and carers at the gate.
- Smiling staff greet children, who confidently place their belongings on labelled coat pegs.
- Children find their friends and begin playing with or alongside others, engaging in role-play activities.
- Children behave very well, showing kindness and caring towards each other.
- Parents speak highly of the management team and staff, appreciating regular communication about their child's development.
- Children listen attentively as staff read stories in an enjoyable and animated way, participating actively.
Areas to develop
- 1Raise staff's understanding of the importance of effective questioning to help children to further enhance their critical thinking.
- 2Review activities and group times to further enhance children's opportunities to develop independence.
Inspection #10216056 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Parent Reviews of Silver Steps Day Care
5.0
(1)
Gemma Ingram
4 years ago
This is a nice and friendly nursery. Very clean and tidy, everything is practically new. The staff update the parents everyday with all the fun activities the children have been getting up to. Our son loves it there! I would highly recommend Silver Steps.
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2022
Date: November 2021
- April 2022Good
- November 2021Inadequate
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