Ofsted report card

First Steps NHS Nursery

Barrack Road, Exeter · EX2 5DW

Inspected by Ofsted on 7 August 2025 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: EY407433
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 16 August 2010
Local authority: Devon

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Barrack Road, Exeter · EX2 5DW. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

1 November 2022 inspection Outstanding
9 January 2017 inspection Outstanding
12 March 2014 inspection Good
18 November 2013 inspection Good
7 February 2011 inspection Outstanding

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First Steps NHS Nursery in Barrack Road, Exeter was last inspected on 7 August 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

How long has First Steps NHS Nursery been registered? +

First Steps NHS Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 16 August 2010. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY407433.

Nearby settings

Nanny Bears Hope Hall <1 km Laser Adventure Holidays Limited <1 km Nanny Bears The Old Stables <1 km Kip McGrath Exeter East <1 km

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