First Steps Community Playgroup
C/O Stoke Hill First School, Stoke Hill, Exeter, EX4 7DBWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 25 June 2025
| 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
First Steps Community Playgroup sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, 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 | £145 | £460 |
| 2 years old | £133 | £422 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £122 | £388 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
First Steps Community Playgroup against Exeter
| First Steps Community Playgroup | Exeter average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 33 | 49 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about First Steps Community Playgroup
- What Ofsted grade does First Steps Community Playgroup have?
- First Steps Community Playgroup was rated Good at its inspection on 25 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can First Steps Community Playgroup take?
- Ofsted registers First Steps Community Playgroup for 33 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Exeter has 49.
- How much does First Steps Community Playgroup cost?
- First Steps Community Playgroup sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does First Steps Community Playgroup 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 First Steps Community Playgroup how it offers them.
- When was First Steps Community Playgroup last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected First Steps Community Playgroup on 25 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near First Steps Community Playgroup?
- Nearby in EX4: The Ark at Thomas Hall, St David's Hill Playgroup, Stoke Hill Pre-School and Day Nursery.
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.