Full-day nursery in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Key Steps Day Nursery
25 Ashcroft Road, Cirencester, GL7 1QZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 September 2021Reference 2630882Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places79 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 2026Food 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
25 Ashcroft Road, Cirencester, GL7 1QZ · More nurseries in GL7
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Memorial Centre, Waitrose Forecourt and Phoenix Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abbey Grounds6 min walk
- St Michael's Park7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Gloucestershire 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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Key Steps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 25 Ashcroft Road, Cirencester, GL7 1QZ, in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 79 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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| Key Steps Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Paternoster School ages 2–17has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Powell's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Cirencester Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Chesterton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Watermoor Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- Siddington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.2 miles
- Stratton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.4 miles
- Cirencester Deer Park School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains 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 Key Steps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Key Steps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Key Steps Day Nursery take?
Key Steps Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
How do I contact Key Steps Day Nursery?
You can call 01285 283131 and visit keystepsdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2630882 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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