Full-day nursery in Ruskington, Lincolnshire
First Steps Nursery
Meadowbrook, Ruskington, Sleaford, NG34 9FJ · 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
Meadowbrook, Ruskington, Sleaford, NG34 9FJ · More nurseries in NG34
Stations
- Ruskington21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Manor Street, All Saints Close and Coteland Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Elmtree Road Play Park 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 Lincolnshire 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at Meadowbrook, Ruskington, Sleaford, NG34 9FJ, in Ruskington, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Lincolnshire Childcare Limited.
Run by Lincolnshire Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 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 |
| Ruskington Rascals PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Busy Bees PreschoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
| Digby Village Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Clarence House SleafordFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| Little Gems Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| SDN (Sleaford) LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 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 70 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps Nursery?
First Steps Nursery is run by Lincolnshire Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Nursery?
Ruskington is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY217413 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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