Millennium First Steps Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hitchin 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2011, with 116 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 Hertfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hertfordshire 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
SG4 9UWWhat 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, 16 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at nursery and are greeted warmly by staff. Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively. There are a lot of opportunities for children to develop their personal and emotional skills. For example, staff comfort upset babies and encourage older children to look after the tadpoles. Children experiment in their play. They use water in the garden to wash the play equipment, water the herbs and create a beach in the sand tray. Children feed the tadpoles spinach and ask others to be gentle when investigating the water to see if they have grown legs. This helps their growing understanding of the natural world.
Children demonstrate that they are inquisitive in their learning. They eagerly choose colours for an experiment and then watch as the vinegar makes the bicarbonate of soda react. Staff encourage children to think about what they are seeing, and children excitedly use words such as 'fizz' and 'bubble'. Babies push walkers around to help support their balance. Older children use their large muscles as they walk on beams and hit balls with bats while staff support them.
This helps children develop their coordination. They also have opportunities to build the strength in their hands and wrists, for example when they are rolling out dough with rolling pins and squeezing liquid in and out of eye droppers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support less experienced staff to plan and deliver adult-led activities more effectively n help staff to explain the consequences of behaviour to older children so that they have a better understanding of their actions.
- 16 June 2021Good
- 3 January 2020Needs improvement
- 6 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Millennium First Steps Nursery Ltd
- 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.
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