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Sure Steps Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Feb 2024)
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3.4(5 parent reviews) ·11 Green Lane, Mossley Hill, LIVERPOOL, L18 6HA · Liverpool
Number of places
100 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Liverpool

About this day nursery

Sure Steps Day Nursery, established in 2005, aims to create a warm, welcoming, and homely environment for all children and their families. The nursery focuses on learning through play, with dedicated staff providing individualised planning to support each child's development, unique talents, and specific needs.

They offer a variety of stimulating and educational activities, and their extensive outdoor spaces are designed to align with the EYFS curriculum, providing diverse learning opportunities. Sure Steps encourages parent and carer involvement through regular events like Halloween parties, Bonfire Night celebrations, beach trips, Christmas parties, messy play days, and teddy bears' picnics, highlighting the importance of partnerships in a child's development and happiness.

The nursery operates year-round, closing only for bank holidays and the Christmas week, with sessions available from 8 AM to 1 PM and 1 PM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday. They also assist with various funded places and Tax-Free Childcare, emphasising their commitment to supporting parents.

Our ethos

At Sure Steps, we strive to provide a warm, welcoming and homely atmosphere for all our children and families. Our ethos is learning through play and our staff's meticulous individual planning enables our children to progress in all areas of their development whilst paying close attention to their unique talents and specific needs.

What it's like

The nursery is a hub of excellence where children thrive in a nurturing, friendly and fully inclusive environment. Leaders are dedicated and passionate about providing all children with the very best start, effectively conveying their curriculum intent to the whole staff team. Children are incredibly confident, independent, and happy, forming secure relationships with both staff and peers, and demonstrating exemplary behaviour.

Learning through playExtensive outdoor spacesParental involvement

Pricing & funding

Charges are based on a voluntary supplementary fee for funded sessions to cover additional services. This supplement applies to individual morning or afternoon sessions. Funded hours can be stretched to cover the entire year.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Voluntary supplement covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, two snacks, and all excursions.
  • Funded places can be stretched to be accessed all year round.

Key facts

Session types

Morning - 08:00 to 13:00, Afternoon - 13:00 to 18:00

Opening hours

08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sure Steps Day Nursery

Last inspected 14 February 2024 · Olivia Barnes

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

The nursery is a hub of excellence where children thrive in a nurturing, friendly and fully inclusive environment. Leaders are dedicated and passionate about providing all children with the very best start, effectively conveying their curriculum intent to the whole staff team. Children are incredibly confident, independent, and happy, forming secure relationships with both staff and peers, and demonstrating exemplary behaviour.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders devise a highly ambitious curriculum that gives children the breadth of knowledge, skills and experiences they need to succeed in life.
  • Promoting children's communication and language skills is at the heart of the nursery; staff create a language-rich environment with meaningful conversations, singing, and a love of books instilled from a young age.
  • Children's behaviour is exemplary, showing kindness and tolerance towards peers, and understanding the importance of following rules.
  • Leaders monitor and coach staff superbly, providing rigorous monitoring and tailored training to promote continuous improvements to the curriculum and quality of teaching.
  • Parent partnerships are exceptional, with positive feedback from parents and regular activities to involve them in the nursery life, securing children's ongoing progress.
Inspection #10317109 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are expertly included into the setting. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is knowledgeable and passionate about her role, working with professionals to ensure timely referrals and early identification of needs. All children, including those with SEND, are effectively supported and make exceptional progress from their starting points.

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 Sure Steps Day Nursery

3.4
(5)
Chris Soanes
4 years ago

My son attended this nursery and was in the 'Twos' room for around 9 months before we left the area. He really enjoyed the nursery and regularly spoke about the staff. My wife is an early years teacher and I am a primary school teacher. We rated the nursery's provision highly; you can see by looking at their Facebook page the lovely activities they facilitate.

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Lynn
12 years ago

Seems like a lovely nursery with big garden and friendly staff. But the owners refused to give me any money back when I cancelled my child's place with 4 weeks' notice. That came to £540 (£150 deposit plus first two weeks place). I thought that was unreasonable, especially compared to what other nurseries charge.

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Dominic Cole
6 years ago

Simply wonderful environment for young ones. The staff are uniformly great and there’s a fantastic friendly atmosphere.

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2024

Date: November 2009

  • February 2024Outstanding
  • May 2018Good
  • December 2014Good
  • November 2009Good

Frequently asked about Sure Steps Day Nursery

About the setting

Sure Steps Day Nursery registered in 2006. The nursery employs 40 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, with sessions from 8am until 6pm.

URN
EY331137
Registered person
Sure Steps Day Nursery Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Outstanding

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