What Ofsted grade does First Steps have?

First Steps was rated Good at its inspection on 26 July 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can First Steps take?

Ofsted registers First Steps for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Redhill has 51.

How much does First Steps cost?

First Steps sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does First Steps 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 how it offers them.

When was First Steps last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected First Steps on 26 July 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near First Steps?

Nearby in RH1: Tiddly Winks Nursery, The Hawthorns Nursery, Bear & Bunny Meadvale.

First Steps

Day nursery in Redhill, RH1. Part of the Surrey council area.

18 Albury Road, Merstham, Redhill, RH1 3LS

60 places

2000 registered with Ofsted

14 of 14 in our Redhill ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 26 July 2021

Ofsted grades for First Steps, inspection of 26 July 2021
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.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

First Steps sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South 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	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

First Steps against Redhill

	First Steps	Redhill average
Places	60	51
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about First Steps

What Ofsted grade does First Steps have?: First Steps was rated Good at its inspection on 26 July 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can First Steps take?: Ofsted registers First Steps for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Redhill has 51.
How much does First Steps cost?: First Steps sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does First Steps 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 how it offers them.
When was First Steps last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected First Steps on 26 July 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near First Steps?: Nearby in RH1: Tiddly Winks Nursery, The Hawthorns Nursery, Bear & Bunny Meadvale.

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.