Step By Step Nursery in London

Ofsted rating for Step By Step Nursery

Last inspected 25 January 2022

• Children of all ages settle quickly and confidently into the safe and welcoming environment, forming strong attachments with their key person.
• Partnership working with parents is well embedded, with parents speaking highly of staff and valuing their help with children's progress.
• Children confidently choose from a selection of good resources, indoors and outside, with staff planning learning experiences to meet their needs.
• The manager and her deputy are enthusiastic about providing high-quality care and education, regularly reflecting on practice to benefit children's learning.
• The manager and staff have high expectations of what children can achieve, knowing the children well and planning a robust curriculum providing a wide range of experiences and activities.
• Leaders recognise the need for emotional well-being support and skillfully teach children to express and manage their feelings.
• Staff treat children with respect and kindness, modelling good manners and using quiet voices.
• Children have access to a range of good-quality resources, exploring media and materials with curiosity.
• Pre-school children learn important skills for school, including confidence, with staff encouraging contributions and praising knowledge.
• The manager effectively uses funding, for example, to organise sports sessions to build physical skills.
• Staff are vigilant and supervise children well, demonstrating a good understanding of how to respond to concerns about child welfare.
• Staff receive thorough training and support in child protection procedures and report how valued they feel.

• 1Increase opportunities for children to carry out tasks independently.
• 2Build on children's natural curiosity to learn and provide activities that challenge children's thinking skills, particularly in relation to older children.