Early years · Early years complaint outcome
First Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited
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- Inspection datesingle source
18 Nov 2025
- URN verified
EY486241
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No standout praise found.
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- 2
- Words of findings
- 295
- about usual (typical 281)
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- Hard
- Flesch 34, typical 42
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- 18 words
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- 1
- typical 1
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- 6%
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Summary of outcome
All early years providers must meet the legal requirements in the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage', which you can find at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2. If we find that a provider is not meeting the requirements, we can take action to ensure they put matters right.
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Summary of outcome
On 29 July 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, children's safety and welfare, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment, and supporting and understanding children's behaviour.
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Summary of outcome
On 28 October 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements and had taken action to put this right. Staff with lead responsibility for safeguarding children have been provided with additional training to ensure the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures are consistently implemented to keep children safe.
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Summary of outcome
We also found that the provider was not meeting one of the other requirements. We issued an action for the provider to take.
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Summary of outcome
n ensure all required information is gathered and recorded, including any person who has parental responsibility for each child.
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Summary of outcome
On 4 November 2025, the provider responded to the action set. The provider has updated the setting's registration forms to ensure any person who has parental responsibility for each child is recorded.
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Summary of outcome
We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare action raised.
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Summary of outcome
The provider is still registered with Ofsted.
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Publication of complaints
We publish details of complaints made against childminders, home childcarers and childcare providers where we or the provider have taken action in order to meet legal requirements. We publish details of complaints on our website for a period of five years.
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Publication of complaints
For further information about the complaints process please view the Concerns and complaints about childminders and childcare providers leaflet .
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