First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bath for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2004, with 64 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 Bath and North East Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bath and North East Somerset 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
BA2 2DQWhat 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.
- 14 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 26 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and thoroughly enjoy their time at this welcoming setting.
They form secure relationships with the kind and caring staff. Staff know children well and use their understanding of each child's interests and development to create a well-sequenced curriculum that builds on their existing knowledge and skills.
Staff support children's communication and language skills effectively. They incorporate simple sign language into everyday interactions and share this with parents for use at home. Babies demonstrate their understanding of signs to communicate with staff. For example, they use a sign to indicate that they have finished their snack. Staff provide opportunities for young children to engage in group song times to develop key social skills and further progress their communication and language development. Children's behaviour is good. They are respectful to their peers and take turns to choose which songs to sing. Children develop strength in their bodies and enthusiastically join in with actions as they pretend to bounce up and down on a tractor.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- deploy staff in the baby room more effectively to further promote the youngest children's engagement in meaningful learning activities n reduce the noise levels in the baby and toddler room to better support children's engagement and listening.
- 26 June 2024Good
- 18 July 2023Needs improvement
- 25 November 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.