Full-day nursery in Felmore, Essex
Second Steps Day Nursery
Second Steps Day Nursery, Burnt Mills Road, Basildon, SS13 1DY · 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 April 2019Reference 2521355Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Second Steps Day Nursery, Burnt Mills Road, Basildon, SS13 1DY · More nurseries in SS13
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex 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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Second Steps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Second Steps Day Nursery, Burnt Mills Road, Basildon, SS13 1DY, in Felmore, Essex. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Felmore Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Eversley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Northlands Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.3 miles
- Oakfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.3 miles
- Glenwood School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Castledon School ages 5–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 1.3 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 Second Steps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Second Steps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Second Steps Day Nursery take?
Second Steps Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Second Steps Day Nursery?
Pitsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Second Steps Day Nursery?
You can call 01268 729729 and visit www.secondsteps.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.
- © 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 2521355 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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