First Steps Nursery

Latest Ofsted grade for First Steps Nursery in Skipton, North Yorkshire: Expected Standard. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN EY259565 on Ofsted Insights.

Provider details

NameFirst Steps Nursery
URNEY259565
Provider typeChildcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
TownSkipton
AddressNewmarket Street
PostcodeBD23 2JP
Telephone01756 799339
Registered23 January 2004
Registration statusActive

Latest inspection

Inspection date19 March 2026
Report published18 May 2026
FrameworkRenewed EIF 2025
Headline measure (lowest graded area)Expected Standard
Curriculum & TeachingExpected Standard
AchievementExpected Standard
InclusionExpected Standard
Leadership & GovernanceExpected Standard
Behaviour, Attitudes & RoutinesExpected Standard
Children's Welfare & WellbeingExpected Standard
SafeguardingMet

The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.

Ofsted reports

Previous inspections

  • 20 March 2025 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
  • 22 May 2019 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
  • 10 November 2014 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
  • 6 June 2011 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
  • 31 July 2007 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)

Data refreshed from Ofsted on 19 May 2026.

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