1st Step Pre-school Ltd
Day nursery in Blyth, NE24. Part of the Northumberland council area.
Unit 9d, Cowley Road, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Blyth, NE24 5TFWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 6 October 2023
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
1st Step Pre-school Ltd sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £140 | £444 |
| 2 years old | £126 | £398 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £117 | £369 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
1st Step Pre-school Ltd against Blyth
| 1st Step Pre-school Ltd | Blyth average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 24 | 47 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 80% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about 1st Step Pre-school Ltd
- What Ofsted grade does 1st Step Pre-school Ltd have?
- 1st Step Pre-school Ltd was rated Good at its inspection on 6 October 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can 1st Step Pre-school Ltd take?
- Ofsted registers 1st Step Pre-school Ltd for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Blyth has 47.
- How much does 1st Step Pre-school Ltd cost?
- 1st Step Pre-school Ltd sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does 1st Step Pre-school Ltd offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask 1st Step Pre-school Ltd how it offers them.
- When was 1st Step Pre-school Ltd last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected 1st Step Pre-school Ltd on 6 October 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near 1st Step Pre-school Ltd?
- Nearby in NE24: Dinotots Children's Nursery Ltd, Little Hubbers by the sea, Dinotots Childcare.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.