Second Steps Day Nursery provides childcare for children aged 6 weeks - 5 years. We are open 7am-7pm, Monday-Friday, all year round excluding bank holidays.
Please call or message for more information.
17/06/2026
Did you know we’re on Instagram and TikTok?
We’d love you to give us a follow!
Each of our Second Steps Day Nursery settings is full of creativity, curiosity, and joyful moments, and now you can see even more of what our little learners get up to every day.
15/05/2026
💚International Day of Families💚
A huge thank you to all those parents and extended family members who attended our stay and play session this morning to celebrate International Day of Families.
It was lovely to see the engagement and hear all the fun and laughter around the nursery. We hope you all had a wonderful time!
We’ve had such a fantastic last few weeks celebrating National Pet Month. We loved having visits from each others pets in our setting including Darwin and Tiddles the tortoises, Norris the bearded dragon, Levi the gecko, Bonnie the therapy dog and some baby stick insects. We learned about how to keep our pets safe and care for them, what they need to eat and where they sleep. We even learned some fun facts, such as, did you know that stick insects have sticky feet to stop them falling off their branches!
20/04/2026
We are so privileged and lucky to work with such wonderful, supportive families. Here are just a few of the lovely comments we received about our nursery recently. ❤️
02/04/2026
We have had an egg-citing week counting down to Easter! Activities have included decorating Easter biscuits, going on an egg hunt and of course our egg-cellent Easter bonnet competition!
What do you think? 😀🐰🎩
I'm sure you agree - we all look fantastic! 🌟
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! 🍀
We've had such a fun-filled, colourful themed day with sensory play, looking for gold, and our pre-schoolers even learned an Irish jig! 🎼
03/03/2026
It's been a wonderful start to the week. Plenty of messy and sensory play - making potions, cooking a stew, discovering new smells and textures, and not forgetting our amazing artwork. We can't believe how much we have discovered, and it's only Tuesday! ✨
25/02/2026
🌸Wellbeing Wednesday🌸
From coffee to ice cream treats and small moments of relaxation, we have been finding thoughtful ways to look after the people who care for your children everyday.
These Wellbeing Wednesday moments are about more than the treat themselves. They are a reminder that feeling seen, supported and appreciated matters.
February's treat involved some excitement and jeopardy, Scratch card's. Would anyone win? If they won big would they come back to work tomorrow? Would anyone spilt their winnings with me?😂
Congratulations to Freya, Olivia and Nathan who all won, as of yet no one has offered to spilt their winnings with me though!!
19/02/2026
At Second Steps the best learning does not go home on paper or in a child's bag.
It is lived, embedded, supported and cherished 💚
13/02/2026
Next week is February Half Term.
There is lots of activities and events in and around Colchester, why not check out the links I have provided below and have an adventure!
| Monday | 7am - 7pm |
| Tuesday | 7am - 7pm |
| Wednesday | 7am - 7pm |
| Thursday | 7am - 7pm |
| Friday | 7am - 7pm |