Full-day nursery in Broadwater, West Sussex
First Steps - Worthing
Worthing College, 1 Sanditon Way, Worthing, BN14 9FD · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2022Reference 2685404Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 23 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Worthing College, 1 Sanditon Way, Worthing, BN14 9FD · More nurseries in BN14
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Worthing College, Hillside Avenue and Grove Lodge Roundabout.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broadwater Green8 min walk
- Playground5 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 West Sussex there are about 2.7 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 - Worthing is a full-day nursery at Worthing College, 1 Sanditon Way, Worthing, BN14 9FD, in Broadwater, West Sussex. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026). It is run by First Steps Childcare Group Limited.
Run by First Steps Childcare Group Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps - WorthingThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Laugh And Learn TarringSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Thomas A Becket Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Bramber Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Thomas A Becket Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Whytemead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Downsbrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Durrington Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 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 - Worthing's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps - Worthing Good at its inspection on 27 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps - Worthing take?
First Steps - Worthing is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps - Worthing?
First Steps - Worthing is run by First Steps Childcare Group Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Steps - Worthing?
Worthing is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps - Worthing?
You can call 01243 530427 and visit www.firststepschildcare.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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 2685404 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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