What Ofsted grade does Steps to School have?

Steps to School was rated Good at its inspection on 25 April 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Steps to School take?

Ofsted registers Steps to School for 54 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sevenoaks has 42.

How much does Steps to School cost?

Steps to School 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 Steps to School 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 Steps to School how it offers them.

When was Steps to School last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Steps to School on 25 April 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Steps to School?

Nearby in TN15: St Georges Pre School, Bumble Bees Day Nursery, SKIPS Pre-School.

Steps to School

Day nursery in Sevenoaks, TN15. Part of the Kent council area.

Borough Green Primary School, School Approach, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JZ

54 places

2007 registered with Ofsted

13 of 21 in our Sevenoaks ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 25 April 2023

Ofsted grades for Steps to School, inspection of 25 April 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.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Steps to School 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.

Steps to School against Sevenoaks

	Steps to School	Sevenoaks average
Places	54	42
Ofsted outcome	Good	90% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Steps to School

What Ofsted grade does Steps to School have?: Steps to School was rated Good at its inspection on 25 April 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Steps to School take?: Ofsted registers Steps to School for 54 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sevenoaks has 42.
How much does Steps to School cost?: Steps to School 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 Steps to School 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 Steps to School how it offers them.
When was Steps to School last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Steps to School on 25 April 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Steps to School?: Nearby in TN15: St Georges Pre School, Bumble Bees Day Nursery, SKIPS Pre-School.

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.