Full-day nursery in Downside, East Sussex
Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd
St. Elizabeths Church, 266-268 Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8QX · 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 2023Reference 2731597Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places29 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Elizabeths Church, 266-268 Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8QX · More nurseries in BN20
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including St Elisabeth's Church, Command Road and Ocklynge School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Gardens11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 East Sussex there are about 3.2 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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Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at St. Elizabeths Church, 266-268 Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8QX, in Downside, East Sussex. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd.
Run by Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ocklynge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- The Cavendish School All-throughages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- The South Downs School ages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Motcombe Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Pashley Down Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Summerdown School ages 3–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 1.1 miles
- Gildredge House All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 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 Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 29 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd take?
Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
Who runs Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd?
Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd is run by Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd?
Hampden Park (Sussex) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Step by Step Children's Nursery Ltd?
You can call 07791 856109 and visit www.stepbystepchildrensnursery.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 2731597 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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