Full-day nursery in Oakdale, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
First Steps Day Nursery
75 Oakdale Road, POOLE, BH15 3LD · 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
75 Oakdale Road, POOLE, BH15 3LD · More nurseries in BH15
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Methodist Church, Johnston Road Top and Enfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St George's playing field7 min walk
- Oakdale Community Park10 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Assault course playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are about 3.2 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.
What parents say
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First Steps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 75 Oakdale Road, POOLE, BH15 3LD, in Oakdale, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Canford Heath Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Canford Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Longspee Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Stanley Green Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Haymoor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Ocean Academy Poole Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Oakdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is First Steps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 April 2024, 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 92 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Day Nursery?
Poole is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Day Nursery?
You can call 01202 675009 and visit www.firststepsnursery.net.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY405332 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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