Full-day nursery in Margate, Kent
First Steps Nursery
25-29 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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
25-29 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA · More nurseries in CT9
Stations
- Margate18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Edith Court, Wilderness Hill and Addington Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dane Park3 min walk
- Hawley Square5 min walk
- Fort Hill9 min walk
- Fort Hill10 min walk
- The Oval Gardens12 min walk
- Dane Park Play Area playground4 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 Kent 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at 25-29 Thanet Road, Margate, CT9 1UA, in Margate, Kent. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ MargateFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| My NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Bright Start CliftonvilleFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Oaks MargateFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Manor House Nursery School LimitedFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Drapers Mills Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Salmestone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Cliftonville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Northdown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 1.0 miles
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 miles
- Palm Bay Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Nursery take?
First Steps Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Nursery?
Margate is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Nursery?
You can call 01843 294256 and visit www.firststepsnurserymargate.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 127184 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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