Sessional pre-school in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
First Steps Preschool
Scout and Guide Centre, Longwick Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 9HN · 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
Scout and Guide Centre, Longwick Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 9HN · More nurseries in HP27
Stations
- Monks Risborough14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Princes Risborough20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Wellington Avenue, Westmead and Shortborough Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George V Recreational Ground2 min walk
- Wades Park3 min walk
- St. Dunstan’s Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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 Buckinghamshire there are about 2.6 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 Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Scout and Guide Centre, Longwick Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 9HN, in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ashbourne Baby Nursery at Princes RisboroughFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes RisboroughFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Princes Risborough NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Longwick PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Bledlow Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Hill View Farm Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Princes Risborough Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Monks Risborough CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Longwick Church of England Combined School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 miles
- Great Kimble Church of England School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 1.8 miles
- Princes Risborough School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 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 Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Preschool Good at its inspection on 31 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Preschool take?
First Steps Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Preschool?
Monks Risborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Preschool?
You can call 07762 326772 and visit firststepsrisborough.org.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 116702 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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