First Steps NHS Nursery
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DWWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 7 August 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
First Steps NHS Nursery 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 NHS Nursery against Exeter
| First Steps NHS Nursery | Exeter average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 105 | 49 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about First Steps NHS Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does First Steps NHS Nursery have?
- First Steps NHS Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 7 August 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can First Steps NHS Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers First Steps NHS Nursery for 105 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Exeter has 49.
- How much does First Steps NHS Nursery cost?
- First Steps NHS Nursery 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 NHS Nursery 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 NHS Nursery how it offers them.
- When was First Steps NHS Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected First Steps NHS Nursery on 7 August 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near First Steps NHS Nursery?
- Nearby in EX2: Littlesaints Preschool, Puffins At Sowton, Little Pearls Nursery Limited.
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.