Little Foot Steps Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2010, 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 Ealing
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Ealing 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
W3 9BUWhat 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, 12 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and secure, arriving eager to play and explore the activities on offer at this nurturing setting. They move confidently around the room selecting toys and resources to play with. The manager and staff plan and implement an exciting curriculum for all children. They provide a wide range of learning opportunities and have high expectations for all children. Children become fully engaged in their learning. For example, children pretend to make soup with real vegetables in the home corner and are supported by staff to use knives to chop the broccoli and cauliflower. They concentrate well and eagerly take part in the activity.
Staff help ignite children's imaginations as they talk about what they are doing and what they need to do next.
Babies are happy and have good attachments with their key persons. They enjoy snuggling up with staff to look at books. Staff introduce key words as babies enthusiastically point to pictures and help turn the page. Staff provide space for babies to move around and explore the room independently. They encourage babies to pull themselves up and climb on steps to help develop their strength and physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use consistent and effective questioning techniques to further extend children's speaking and communication skills. Allow children thinking time to process and answer questions before staff step in.
- 12 July 2024Good
- 25 July 2023Needs improvement
- 24 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Foot 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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