First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd
First Steps Nursery School, Dore Old School, Savage Lane, Sheffield, S17 3GWWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 3 June 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 Nursery School (Dore) Ltd sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber, 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 | £126 | £400 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £392 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £118 | £374 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd against Sheffield
| First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd | Sheffield average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 40 | 69 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd
- What Ofsted grade does First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd have?
- First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 3 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd take?
- Ofsted registers First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheffield has 69.
- How much does First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd cost?
- First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Yorkshire and the Humber charges £156 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does First Steps Nursery School (Dore) 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 First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd how it offers them.
- When was First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd on 3 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd?
- Nearby in S17: Little Saints Nursery, Wizz Kids Pre-School, Abbeydale Cottage 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.