First Step Daycare & Nursery Ltd
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2015, with 60 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Greenwich
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Greenwich from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SE18 7ANWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 20 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet parents and children with a warm and friendly welcome. Children are happy and keen to start their day at this inclusive nursery. New children are supported well by their key person, who spends time getting to know their interests and needs. Consequently, children form positive attachments with their key person. This helps children settle quickly and feel safe in the environment.
Children have opportunities to play indoors or outdoors. They focus and concentrate on their chosen activities for long periods. For example, babies enjoy using magnifying glasses to explore bugs and insects in the garden. Pre-school children enjoy exploring the home corner. For instance, they mix spices, noodles and water and then show staff the mixture. Staff talk enthusiastically about the mixture and give them praise, which helps to promote children's creativity and imagination.
Pre-school children eagerly talk to the inspector about their class pet, a goldfish, and what it eats. They also explain what they like about the nursery. They are confident around authorised visitors. Children understand the high expectations staff have of them. They play well together and form strong friendships. As a result, children develop social skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning, including their eventual move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of how to further support children with English as an additional language during their play and learning so that they make even better progress n enhance staff's questioning techniques to challenge children's thinking and increase their knowledge to the highest possible level.
- 20 April 2023Good
- 18 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for First Step Daycare & Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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