Full-day nursery in Baldslow, East Sussex
First Steps Nursery
The Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7RD · 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
The Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7RD · More nurseries in TN37
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Conquest Hospital, Helenswood Leisure Centre and Ark Helenswood Academy Grounds.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harvest Way Play Space playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- 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 East Sussex 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 The Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7RD, in Baldslow, East Sussex. It is registered for 92 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Run by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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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 |
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| In2play St Leonards Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Silverhill PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Hollington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected July 2022 1.0 miles
- Claremont School ages 1–19has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Churchwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.5 miles
- Mulberry Baird Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 February 2022, 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 92 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps Nursery?
First Steps Nursery is run by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Nursery?
Ore is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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 508988 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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