Full-day nursery in Wonford, Devon
First Steps NHS Nursery
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2010Reference EY407433Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 7 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places105 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW · More nurseries in EX2
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including R D & E Hospital, R D & E Hospital Orthopedic and R D & E Hospital Diabetes Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wonford Playing Fields10 min walk
- Heavitree Pleasure Ground11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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 NHS Nursery is a full-day nursery at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, in Wonford, Devon. It is registered for 105 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps NHS NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Nanny Bears ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Nanny BearsFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Puffins at Manston TerraceFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Nanny Bears The CottageFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Ludwell Valley CentreSessional pre-school | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Discovery NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Wynstream Primary School Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Magdalen Court School ages 5–18 0.4 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- The Maynard School ages 4–19 0.8 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 NHS Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps NHS Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 7 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps NHS Nursery take?
First Steps NHS Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 105 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps NHS Nursery?
Polsloe Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Devon
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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 EY407433 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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