Special First Steps
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Carshalton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £95.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2025/2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £57.00Non Funded £95.00 | £9.50Please bring a Healthy packed lunch £21.502 hrs £28.50Non Funded | £9.50Our Childcare Hourly £10.50Non Funded |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £30.00 Registration Fee
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.50 a day Hot lunch optional extra
Funded hours
30 hours of free childcare for eligible families, 15 hours of free childcare for eligible 2-year-olds, and 15 hours for all children aged 3 and 4.
Worth knowing. We do not charge any additional fees if your child is only accessing their government-funded hours. Funded hours are term time only (38 weeks per year).
What childcare usually costs in Sutton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sutton 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
SM5 1HEWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for Special First Steps
- Youngest age taken
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £95.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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