Ofsted report card

First Steps Preschool

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire · HP27 9HN

Inspected by Ofsted on 6 December 2024 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: 116702
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Registered since: 1 November 1992
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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

Where it is

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire · HP27 9HN. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

31 March 2022 inspection Good
12 September 2016 inspection Good
14 October 2015 inspection Requires Improvement
21 May 2015 inspection Inadequate
16 April 2012 inspection Good
10 March 2008 inspection Requires Improvement
21 October 2004 inspection Good

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First Steps Preschool in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire was last inspected on 6 December 2024. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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First Steps Preschool has been registered with Ofsted since 1 November 1992. Its unique reference number (URN) is 116702.

Nearby settings

Complete Sports Ltd - West Wycombe Combined School 9.5 km West Wycombe Pre-School Playgroup 9.5 km The Downley After School Club 9.6 km Chiltern Hills Montessori - TDS 9.6 km

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