--- title: "Silver Steps Day Care — Rated Good by Ofsted" description: "Silver Steps Day Care, a nursery in Witham — Rated Good by Ofsted. See opening hours, fees, photos, parent reviews and contact details on Nursery Advice." lang: en-GB json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Nursery Advice", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk", "description": "Search and compare UK nurseries. Ofsted ratings, fees, opening hours, parent reviews and inspection history — all in one place.", "inLanguage": "en-GB", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": { "@type": "EntryPoint", "urlTemplate": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?q={search_term_string}" }, "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Nursery Advice", "url": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk", "description": "Search and compare UK nurseries. 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Silver Steps Day Care # Silver Steps Day Care Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Apr 2022) · 5.0 (1 parent reviews) · The Pavilion, Silver Street, Witham, CM8 3QG · Essex Number of places 26 places Age range 2–5 yrs Last inspected Apr 2022 Local authority Essex About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## 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 play Kind interactions Effective curriculum Strong parent communication ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds ## Key facts Opening hours 7am until 5pm, for 50 weeks of the year 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 - 1 Raise staff's understanding of the importance of effective questioning to help children to further enhance their critical thinking. - 2 Review activities and group times to further enhance children's opportunities to develop independence. Inspection #10216056 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50184884) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Silver Steps Day Care Inspection date Apr 2022 Inspection no. 10216056 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50184884)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY562204) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=silver-steps-day-care-ltd-cm8-3qg-ey562204) ## Parent Reviews of Silver Steps Day Care 5.0 (1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJ9aNgTeRZbGroluSTzRiNYslx1kq8Yj357BHZY59BA6kajOQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) 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. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNhcUpyMFhnEAE!2m1!1s0x47d8e5176eed84c9:0xa0fcb6950b61d1dc) Reviews from Google for Silver Steps Day Care. 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