Alpha Steps Nursery

89 Vallentin Road, Walthamstow, London E17 3JJ
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  • Alpha Steps Nursery, London
Alpha Steps Nursery is dedicated to helping children on the way to a brighter future, thanks to innovative early years education programmes and experienced staff who understand the importance of building strong relationships with children and parents alike. A fun learning environment is made possible through a wide range of toys and activities that suit the development of different age ranges.

The nursery has a secure outdoor play area and also Discovery Areas designed so that children can explore and let their imagination loose. The curriculum is based on recognised goals, which teachers look to nurture sound social, physical and emotional development alongside

The nursery is attached to an independent Preparatory School on-site that caters for children 4yrs-11yrs old. Breakfast club, afterschool club, holiday club, and school bus services are available. The school is registered for the early years grant for children 2 and 3 years old.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Alpha Steps Nursery School Ltd
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 9

Registered Charity Number

  • 1059026

Total Places for Children

  • 50

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Our Nursery fees start from £80 per day

  • Price lists are available on request

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, Easter & Christmas

Alpha Steps Nursery Reviews (24)

7.8

Alpha Steps Nursery has a Review Score of 7.8 (7.767) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Alpha Steps Nursery has 24 reviews.

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Review from Veronica (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5
Very poor! Management is terrible and staff turnover is extremely high. My son had so many accidents/incidents that I threatened to report to local authorities. The quality of staff is very mixed and there is clearly favourability to different children this is because children of management also attend.
The problem here is that generally the staff are nice and mean well but the management is so poor that we had to take our son out for his own well being and development. The fees are also very high considering what you get in return and the management tends to not always tell the truth in regards to offering 30 hours free etc. This nursery was the only one with places to offer when we were originally looking and now we see why. Please think twice before considering them for your child.
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Review from Henna C (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5
My 2-year-old started Alpha Steps Nursery last October. During his second week of settling in period he was unsupervised and fell on a wet floor in the toilets which had hard tiles. He hurt his nose badly. I was not informed of this accident until I went to pick him up. He had a badly swollen nose,
a lot of blood that had come out of his nose onto his face and hands. I was so upset how careless the nursery had been allowing a wet surface for children to slip on. He could have hit his head on the basin which could have been fatal. I took my child out of this nursery straight away. The manager said they have put a mat there to prevent it happening again but when I "tested" them to see if my child could start again later on, the manager refused to give him a place. So I do not think they have put any safety precautions in place. Also during the settling in period I did notice the staff physically pulling children by their arms to make them sit down. A lot of the learning was done by watching a tablet.
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Review from A H (Mother of Child) published on 5 December 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with Alpha Steps nursey. My son has been going for over a year now since he turned one and he really loves it. The care he receives has been fantastic from the beginning, and I have no doubt that his development and speech has been helped hugely by the great learning and nurturing
that takes place here. The daily activities are very varied so he has always been exposed to lots of different things.
The daycare staff are wonderful and caring and take the time to get to know each child, even those who are not his key workers know him well so he always feels at home.
It feels like a very personal nursery, there are a good number of children so that he has plenty of interaction and friendships amongst his peers but equally receives plenty of personal attention from the staff too.
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Review from L K (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to Alpha Steps - he giggles when he gets to the door and when I ask in the morning if he wants to go, he starts running to our front door and saying the name of his keyworkers. He is exposed to a great variety of learning - including physical play, different textures, messy play,
circle time, music, home corner, stories, mark making, sensory toys - the list goes on.


There is a good ratio of the number of children - enough for my son to always have friends to play with, but also not so many he can't have individual attention. All the keyworkers know him and know what he likes. It's a very loving and caring environment where his learning and development are clearly front and centre of the care from the staff.


They clearly care for the children. I love him going there and it's more than I could have hoped for when we were looking for a nursery.

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Current Review Score: 7.8 (7.767)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.8 (7.767) out of 10 for Alpha Steps Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.1 out of 5 from 1 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.667 for Alpha Steps Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (9 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 12 Ratings = 4.667
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 3.1 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Alpha Steps Nursery is based on 1 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 = 3
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 50 number of registered child places is 10. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 10 = 0.1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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