Sessional pre-school in Anfield, Liverpool
First Footsteps (Anfield)
17 Oakfield, Anfield, Liverpool, L4 2QH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
17 Oakfield, Anfield, Liverpool, L4 2QH · More nurseries in L4
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Little Heyes Street, St Andrew Road and Sedley Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanley Park7 min walk
- William Ralf Dean Playing Fields10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Liverpool there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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First Footsteps (Anfield) is a sessional pre-school at 17 Oakfield, Anfield, Liverpool, L4 2QH, in Anfield, Liverpool. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by First Footsteps Ltd.
Run by First Footsteps Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Footsteps (Anfield)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Anfield Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Four Oaks Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2022 0.4 miles
- Whitefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Pinehurst Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- The Beacon Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is First Footsteps (Anfield)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Footsteps (Anfield) Good at its inspection on 19 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Footsteps (Anfield) take?
First Footsteps (Anfield) is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs First Footsteps (Anfield)?
First Footsteps (Anfield) is run by First Footsteps Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Footsteps (Anfield)?
Kirkdale is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Footsteps (Anfield)?
You can call 0151 260 5143 and visit www.firstfootsteps.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY227324 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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