Step by step children's nursery Ltd
Day nursery in East Sussex.
Polegate SDA Church, 7 Hailsham Road, Polegate, BN26 6NJWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 29 May 2025
| 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
Step by step children's nursery Ltd 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.
Step by step children's nursery Ltd against East Sussex
| Step by step children's nursery Ltd | East Sussex average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 21 | 48 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Step by step children's nursery Ltd
- What Ofsted grade does Step by step children's nursery Ltd have?
- Step by step children's nursery Ltd was rated Good at its inspection on 29 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Step by step children's nursery Ltd take?
- Ofsted registers Step by step children's nursery Ltd for 21 places at any one time. The average day nursery in East Sussex has 48.
- How much does Step by step children's nursery Ltd cost?
- Step by step children's nursery Ltd 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 Step by step children's nursery 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 Step by step children's nursery Ltd how it offers them.
- When was Step by step children's nursery Ltd last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Step by step children's nursery Ltd on 29 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Step by step children's nursery Ltd?
- Nearby in Polegate: Each Peach Forest School, Robertsbridge Children's Services, The Farmyard Nursery Limited Company.
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.