Full-day nursery in Dore, Sheffield
First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd
First Steps Nursery School, Dore Old School, Savage Lane, Sheffield, S17 3GW · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
First Steps Nursery School, Dore Old School, Savage Lane, Sheffield, S17 3GW · More nurseries in S17
Stations
- Dore & Totley22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Devonshire Terrace Road/Leyfield Road and Furniss Avenue/Totley Brook Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Limb Lane Picnic Site12 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 Sheffield 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 Nursery School (Dore) Ltd is a full-day nursery at First Steps Nursery School, Dore Old School, Savage Lane, Sheffield, S17 3GW, in Dore, Sheffield. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dore Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- The Rowan School ages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- Totley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Bradway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.2 miles
- Dobcroft Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.8 miles
- King Ecgbert School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Silverdale School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.8 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 School (Dore) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 3 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd take?
First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Nursery School (Dore) Ltd?
Dore & Totley 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 EY448429 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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