First Steps Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hornsea for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2012, with 26 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 East Riding of Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in East Riding of 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
HU18 1LNWhat 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, 11 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents are greeted warmly by staff. Children are excited to enter the nursery and separate easily from their parents/carers. Staff enquire about how they are, and children quickly settle and join their friends. The premises provide a warm, welcoming and secure environment. The staff are responsive to children's needs and provide a caring approach. This helps children to form strong attachments.
Staff know the children well. This helps them to plan a curriculum which responds to children's learning needs and is linked to their interests. Staff understand the importance of focusing on children's communication and language development. In addition, they work to ensure that children access a variety of activities and tasks which will help them to acquire a range of skills in preparation for going to school.
Children are encouraged to develop their imaginations. They invite staff to join their inspiring play, and staff facilitate an increasing development of their ideas to extend the play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to provide higher levels of teaching and interactions during routine activities, by following children's interests to extend their learning experiences n act more swiftly to address any potential risks which arise from creative play.
- 11 December 2023Good
- 13 February 2018Good
- 31 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for First Steps Day Nursery
- 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.