The Home by the Sea Day Nursery & Pre-School - BN3 4FL

Footsteps Day Nursery received an overall 'Good' rating across all four legacy framework areas (Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management) in March 2023. This report has been mapped to the November 2025 seven-area framework: Safeguarding (Met), Inclusion (Good/70), Curriculum and Teaching (Good/70), Achievement (Good/70), Behaviour, Attitudes and Establishing Routines (Good/70), Children's Welfare and Well-being (Good/70), and Leadership and Governance (Good/70). The nursery demonstrates strong safeguarding practices, warm staff interactions, and good progress for children across all ages. The inspector identified two key areas for development: refining activity planning to be more precise about learning intent and implementation strategies, and improving the organisation and accessibility of activities to foster independent learning, particularly for younger children's access to drawing and mark-making materials. The setting maintains consistent quality with its previous inspection (October 2017, also Good), indicating stable provision with targeted opportunities for progression to 'Strong Standard' across multiple areas.