What Ofsted grade does Step By Step Nursery have?

Step By Step Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 27 April 2026. Its most common grade is safeguarding not met areas, and safeguarding was not met.

How many children can Step By Step Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Step By Step Nursery for 49 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bushey has 58.

How much does Step By Step Nursery cost?

Step By Step Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Step By Step 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 Step By Step Nursery how it offers them.

When was Step By Step Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Step By Step Nursery on 27 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Step By Step Nursery?

Nearby in WD23: N Family Club Bushey, First Place Nursery, Bush-E-Babes (Stobbart Hall).

Step By Step Nursery

Day nursery in Bushey, WD23. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.

2 Park Avenue, Bushey, WD23 2DD

49 places

2005 registered with Ofsted

7 of 8 in our Bushey ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Safeguarding not met Inspected 27 April 2026

Ofsted report card for Step By Step Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Curriculum and teaching	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Achievement	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Leadership and governance	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Safeguarding	Not met	Ofsted recorded safeguarding as not met at the inspection on 27 April 2026. Read Ofsted's report.

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What a place could cost

Step By Step Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, 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	£155	£489
2 years old	£141	£446
3 to 4 years old	£135	£428

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 Nursery against Bushey

	Step By Step Nursery	Bushey average
Places	49	58
Ofsted outcome	Safeguarding not met	75% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Step By Step Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Step By Step Nursery have?: Step By Step Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 27 April 2026. Its most common grade is safeguarding not met areas, and safeguarding was not met.
How many children can Step By Step Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Step By Step Nursery for 49 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bushey has 58.
How much does Step By Step Nursery cost?: Step By Step Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Step By Step 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 Step By Step Nursery how it offers them.
When was Step By Step Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Step By Step Nursery on 27 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Step By Step Nursery?: Nearby in WD23: N Family Club Bushey, First Place Nursery, Bush-E-Babes (Stobbart Hall).

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.