Witham, Essex · URN 2831218
According to Ofsted's inspection on 13 January 2026, Step Start Nurseries Witham in Witham, Essex was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Report card — six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Witham, Essex · CM8 2AJ. Location from the Ofsted register.
On the Early Years Register.
Step Start Nurseries Witham in Witham, Essex was last inspected on 13 January 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 — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. 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 Start Nurseries Witham is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Step Start Nurseries Witham is registered for up to 107 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Step Start Nurseries Witham has been registered with Ofsted since 31 March 2025. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2831218.
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