Full-day nursery in West Bedfont, Surrey
First Steps Day Nursery
Ashford Hospital, London Road, Ashford, TW15 3AA · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 2001Reference 120034Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 November 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ashford Hospital, London Road, Ashford, TW15 3AA · More nurseries in TW15
Stations
- Ashford (Surrey)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashford Hospital Shuttle, Ashford Hospital Entrance and Long Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Surrey there are about 2.6 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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First Steps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ashford Hospital, London Road, Ashford, TW15 3AA, in West Bedfont, Surrey. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Run by Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (charity), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fordway Centre ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Ashford Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Clarendon Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Town Farm Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- The Echelford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.4 miles
- Staines Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.5 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 First Steps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Day Nursery take?
First Steps Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps Day Nursery?
First Steps Day Nursery is run by Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Day Nursery?
Ashford (Surrey) 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 120034 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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