First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre
Day nursery in Bath, BA2. Part of the Bath and North East Somerset council area.
Moorfields Road, Bath, BA2 2DQWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 26 June 2024
| 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 Moorlands Children's Centre 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 Moorlands Children's Centre against Bath
| First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre | Bath average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 64 | 48 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 83% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre
- What Ofsted grade does First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre have?
- First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre was rated Good at its inspection on 26 June 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre take?
- Ofsted registers First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre for 64 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bath has 48.
- How much does First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre cost?
- First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre 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 Moorlands Children's Centre 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 Moorlands Children's Centre how it offers them.
- When was First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre on 26 June 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre?
- Nearby in BA2: The Learning Tree Preschool, Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School, Westwood 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.