BUSHEY · WD23 2DD
Inspected by Ofsted on 27 April 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
On the Early Years Register.
BUSHEY · WD23 2DD. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Step By Step Nursery in BUSHEY was last inspected on 27 April 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Urgent Improvement; achievement — Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines — Urgent Improvement; welfare and wellbeing — Urgent Improvement; inclusion — Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Step By Step Nursery is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Step By Step Nursery is registered for up to 49 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Step By Step Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 17 February 2005. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY295902.