Full-day nursery in Pitsea, Essex
First Steps Day Nursery
Rokescroft, BASILDON, SS13 3EA · 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
Rokescroft, BASILDON, SS13 3EA · More nurseries in SS13
Stations
- Pitsea11 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Hazelmere, Sandon Road and Tesco Store.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sandon Green5 min walk
- Luncies Road Park11 min walk
- Chalvedon Park11 min walk
- Howards Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 Rokescroft, BASILDON, SS13 3EA, in Pitsea, Essex. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Steps Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Jigsaw Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Serendipity NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Twizzle Tops Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maple Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Northlands Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Bardfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Eversley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 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 27 March 2025, 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 64 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Day Nursery?
Pitsea is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Day Nursery?
You can call 01268 584630 and visit www.firststepspitsea.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501104 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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