Welcome

**We will be closed from Monday 24 August and will reopen for the new academic year on
Tuesday 8 September 2026.

Please note our mailbox will be unmanned from Tuesday 18 August to Thursday 8 September 2026.
Our team will be contactable on 01392 251885 up until 5pm on Friday 21 August 2026.
Our Admin Team will check our mailbox on Thursday 3 September and will do their best to
respond to emails where possible.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the new academic year.**

 First Steps Community Playgroup has played a prominent role in nurturing the children within Exeter for over 40 years. 

Our first setting was based in St James' Church Hall. Due to growing numbers of children, we moved to our new site in 1999 and extended our service hours.  In 2002 we moved to our present site and in 2007 we began to offer breakfast facilities.
By 2023, we had fundraised enough for a replacement building on our current site.  

We are a charitable organisation and are managed by a parent committee. Our committee do lots of fundraising throughout the year and all monies raised are put towards enhancing the Playgroup facilities and equipment for our children.  

OFSTED - Rated GOOD in June 2025. Please view our latest Ofsted report.

Thank you for visiting our website and we look forward to welcoming you to our playgroup soon!