First Steps Day Nursery opened in 1993.
The nursery is a limited company and operates from a large detached house in the rural town of Shepton Mallet in Somerset. The property is licensed to care for up 60 children at any one time and is registered to operate from 8am - 6pm each week day all year except for Christmas and bank holidays.
The property also has access to a large, secure and enclosed garden and a side area used as a forest school.
All children are given a 'Learning Journal' upon enrolment this is used to monitor and record your child's development against the seven areas in the Revised EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage 2012)
These are made up of 3 prime areas:
Personal, Social and Emotional Physical Development Language and Communication
And 4 specific areas:
Literacy
mathematics
Understanding of the World
Expressive Arts and Design