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Step By Step

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(20 parent reviews) ·37-39 High Road, London, N15 6DS · Haringey
Number of places
30 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Haringey

About this day nursery

Step By Step is a childcare setting located in London, N15 6DS, established in 2017. It caters to children aged 1 to 3 years.

45pm on Friday, with a mixed term-time status. The latest Ofsted inspection, dated 31/07/2025, rated Step By Step as "Good" in overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

Children attending Step By Step are noted to be happy and eager to learn, separating confidently due to staff understanding their routines and preferences, leading to secure, trusting relationships. The curriculum is thoughtfully planned to build on children's prior knowledge and interests, with an emphasis on developing fine motor skills and promoting communication and language through meaningful interactions.

Imaginative play is encouraged, fostering creativity and problem-solving. The setting provides extensive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with a highly skilled team working closely with parents and external professionals to provide tailored and high-quality care.

The quality of education is observed both indoors and outdoors, reflecting a comprehensive learning environment. Parents praise the "amazing and nurturing" staff and highlight the strong communication and positive impact on their children's well-being and development.

What it's like

Children arrive at the setting happy and eager to learn. They separate from their parents and carers confidently, knowing that staff understand their routines and preferences. These secure, trusting relationships help children feel safe and confident to explore the environment and participate in activities. Children display curiosity and positive attitudes to learning, cooperating with friends and demonstrating growing independence.

Amazing, nurturing staffStrong communication with parentsThriving, engaged childrenExtensive SEND supportThoughtfully planned curriculumGood Ofsted rating

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8.30am to 4.30pm on Monday to Thursday, and 8.30am to 12.45pm on Friday

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Step By Step

Last inspected 31 July 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at the setting happy and eager to learn. They separate from their parents and carers confidently, knowing that staff understand their routines and preferences. These secure, trusting relationships help children feel safe and confident to explore the environment and participate in activities. Children display curiosity and positive attitudes to learning, cooperating with friends and demonstrating growing independence.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders ensure staff are well supported, with weekly meetings focusing on curriculum review, children's progress, safeguarding, and sharing good practice.
  • The curriculum is coherently planned to build on what children already know and can do, underpinned by a strong key-person system.
  • Leaders and staff provide extensive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, working closely with parents and external professionals.
  • Leaders and staff build positive and supportive relationships with parents, which helps provide consistent and reliable care for children.
  • Staff skilfully extend children's thinking and communication through meaningful interactions, supporting them to become confident communicators.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff practice in consistently reinforcing high expectations of behaviour to help children stay focused and engaged, and fully benefit from group learning activities.
Inspection #10398799 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise the 'amazing and nurturing' staff and describe the care as 'highly inclusive'.

They highlight the strong communication and the positive impact this has on their children's well-being and development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff provide extensive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The highly skilled and experienced team works closely with parents and carers and external professionals. They hold regular meetings to share information and plan effectively. This allows staff to provide tailored and high-quality care that promotes each child's development and well-being.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Step By Step

5.0
(20)
Miri Schwarcz
a year ago

such a warm atmosphere with the most dedicated carers!!!well done!!!

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Ruth E
4 years ago

Seriously the most amazing place in planet earth.

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Yvonne
4 years ago

Bringing a smile to every child A most dedicated team.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2019

  • July 2025Good
  • November 2019Outstanding

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