First Steps - Worthing
Day nursery in Worthing, BN14. Part of the West Sussex council area.
Worthing College, 1 Sanditon Way, Worthing, BN14 9FD
Run by First Steps Childcare Group What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 27 March 2023
| 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 - Worthing 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 - Worthing against Worthing
| First Steps - Worthing | Worthing average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 56 | 68 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 91% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Bright Little Minds Expected standard in 5 of 6, 31 places, BN14 9DE
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Worthing Good, 72 places, BN14 7SZ
- Jack In The Box Preschool Good, 26 places, BN14 8JL
First Steps - Worthing is run by First Steps Childcare Group, which has 5 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about First Steps - Worthing
- What Ofsted grade does First Steps - Worthing have?
- First Steps - Worthing was rated Good at its inspection on 27 March 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can First Steps - Worthing take?
- Ofsted registers First Steps - Worthing for 56 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Worthing has 68.
- How much does First Steps - Worthing cost?
- First Steps - Worthing 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 - Worthing 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 - Worthing how it offers them.
- When was First Steps - Worthing last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected First Steps - Worthing on 27 March 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is First Steps - Worthing part of a nursery group?
- Yes. First Steps - Worthing is one of 5 day nurseries in England run by First Steps Childcare Group.
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.