Full-day nursery in Seaton Terrace, Northumberland
1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval)
Community Centre, Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0BW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Community Centre, Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0BW · More nurseries in NE25
Stations
- Seaton Delaval14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Delaval Avenue, Avenue Head Social Club and Astley High School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Astley Park3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Northumberland there are about 3.1 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval) is a full-day nursery at Community Centre, Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0BW, in Seaton Terrace, Northumberland. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by 1st Step Pre-School Ltd.
Run by 1st Step Pre-School Ltd (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Backworth ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Kids Planet SouthfieldFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
| Two Little Dickie Birds Nursery And Fun Club with St Paul's Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Seaton Delaval First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Holywell Village First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- New Hartley First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- Seghill First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Seaton Valley High School Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Whytrig Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is 1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated 1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval) Good at its inspection on 14 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can 1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval) take?
1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval) is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs 1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval)?
1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval) is run by 1st Step Pre-School Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to 1st Step Pre-school Ltd (Seaton Delaval)?
Seaton Delaval is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2753852 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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