Little Steps Pre-school
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bridgwater for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2002, 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 Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in 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
TA7 0BGWhat 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, 18 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle very quickly and are eager to see what activities are available on their arrival. The curriculum planning enables them to develop a positive attitude to leading their learning as they explore. Children are confident to make choices and decide where they prefer to learn. For example, as children engage in creating bugs from craft materials, they decide to take a box outside to search for real bugs. They use magnifying glasses and mathematical language as they gently place a tiny spider in their small box. Then they return indoors, setting about making their own spider, solving problems through trial and error, such as what works best to stick on pipe cleaner legs. Children soon become confident in the environment and develop new skills through perseverance. For example, young children eventually manage to use stilts. They work out that, by supporting themselves by a table, they can balance easier and are incredibly pleased with their achievements.
Staff provide good support so that all children feel secure to learn. For example, children who prefer to engage in role play use good language skills. Even shy children contribute. Staff help them to narrate what they are doing and suggest what happens next, checking their understanding.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the planning of the indoor environment to provide a cosy, quiet area that encourages children to use books independently n focus staff development in ensuring they consistently extend children's learning during routines, such as snack time.
- 18 July 2023Good
- 18 January 2018Good
- 8 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Steps Pre-school
- 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.