What Ofsted grade does STEP Childcare have?

STEP Childcare was rated Good at its inspection on 16 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can STEP Childcare take?

Ofsted registers STEP Childcare for 52 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheffield has 69.

How much does STEP Childcare cost?

STEP Childcare 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 STEP Childcare 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 Childcare how it offers them.

When was STEP Childcare last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected STEP Childcare on 16 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near STEP Childcare?

Nearby in S36: Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone, Daisy Chain Pre School, Busy Bees Penistone.

STEP Childcare

Day nursery in Sheffield, S36.

648 Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DY

52 places

2008 registered with Ofsted

29 of 118 in our Sheffield ranking

£118 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, Yorkshire and the Humber average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 16 May 2025

Ofsted grades for STEP Childcare, inspection of 16 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.

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What a place could cost

STEP Childcare 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.

STEP Childcare against Sheffield

	STEP Childcare	Sheffield average
Places	52	69
Ofsted outcome	Good	86% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about STEP Childcare

What Ofsted grade does STEP Childcare have?: STEP Childcare was rated Good at its inspection on 16 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can STEP Childcare take?: Ofsted registers STEP Childcare for 52 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sheffield has 69.
How much does STEP Childcare cost?: STEP Childcare 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 STEP Childcare 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 Childcare how it offers them.
When was STEP Childcare last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected STEP Childcare on 16 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near STEP Childcare?: Nearby in S36: Child's Play Day Nursery Penistone, Daisy Chain Pre School, Busy Bees Penistone.

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.