Steps Community Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in High Green for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2000, with 55 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded Early Learning (FEL) for eligible 2 years olds, and all 3&4 year olds, and Working Parent Entitlement (WPE) Schemes for children aged 9 months (+ one term) upwards.
What childcare usually costs in Sheffield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sheffield 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
S35 3HYWhat 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, 14 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children thrive at this extremely inclusive, welcoming and community-spirited nursery. Highly dedicated leaders and the passionate staff team have designed their own precise, broad and ambitious curriculum that is superbly tailored to meet each child's learning needs. Staff provide high-quality learning experiences and always demonstrate the utmost care and respect for children. Staff have an insightful understanding of every child. Children are deeply nurtured and cared for by dedicated and experienced staff. Staff know children extremely well. They adapt their interactions and routines to ensure that those children who need extra support or who are new receive one-to-one attention from staff swiftly to form strong attachments. All children demonstrate that they feel very happy, secure and safe.
Children thrive with rich experiences that help them to learn about the world around them. For instance, children enjoy birdwatching. Staff skilfully support children to identify birds, and children excitedly tell staff when they identify new birds in the outdoor area. Children, staff, parents and carers express their enthusiasm for nurturing the ducklings that staff have incubated from eggs. Staff are exceptional role models. They skilfully support all children to understand and manage their own emotions and to learn how to show respect for others using excellent manners. This results in a harmonious and inclusive environment, where all children are confident and independent learners ready to explore the world.
Children's behaviour is exemplary.
- 14 February 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 25 April 2019Outstanding
- 14 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Steps Community Nursery
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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