First Steps Day Care (Stokesley) Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Middlesbrough for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £8.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2015, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
For privately paying parents, or for any hours outside of your funded entitlement, our standard rate is: £8.50 per hour
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
30 hours funded childcare for eligible working families from the term after their child turns 9 months until school age; 15 hours funded childcare for children aged two years; all children aged 3/4 years entitled to 15 hours per week from the term after their 3rd birthday.
Worth knowing. Funding applied on a term-time basis (38 weeks per year); small charge for meals not covered by funded hours (Breakfast £1.00, Lunch £3.00, Tea £3.00); flexible use of 30 hours instead of fixed full-day sessions.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
TS9 5QTWhat 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, 14 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery where they relate well to the staff and receive lots of loving care. Children settle quickly and are well motivated to learn. Staff inspire children to gain independence, try new things and take pride in their achievements, such as writing their name on a whiteboard. Babies are encouraged to make many choices in their play and select resources and activities for themselves. Children are not pressured to complete activities to fit in with daily routines. Staff praise children's perseverance and concentration. Children are thrilled to earn a special leaf on the 'Achievement Tree'. Children form very secure attachments with their key person and wider staff team. They quickly develop a sense of belonging and grow in confidence. Staff are nurturing and fun. Children clearly enjoy their company. They include staff in their games where they laugh and amuse each other.
Children behave impeccably, are extremely kind and very sociable. They welcome visitors and are keen to demonstrate their good manners. For example, when staff say, 'thank you', they say 'you're welcome' or give an instinctive hug. Staff are exemplary role models for children. Everybody is treated with kindness and respect. Children get plenty of fresh air and exercise in the well-designed, enticing garden where babies have their own safe place to explore. Children learn to be patient as they share equipment, and accept the rules that keep everyone safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- decide on a uniformed approach for staff to help build all children's early writing skills n continue to improve the high quality of teaching by ensuring staff have a full understanding of younger children's achievements to help plan, extend and challenge them to build on their skills in play and activities.
- 14 March 2022Good
- 8 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for First Steps Day Care (Stokesley) Ltd
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £8.50 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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