Full-day nursery in St Columb Minor, Cornwall
First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay
Porth Bean Road, Newquay, TR7 3JF · 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
Porth Bean Road, Newquay, TR7 3JF · More nurseries in TR7
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Treviglas School, Duchy Avenue and Shop Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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 Cornwall 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 Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay is a full-day nursery at Porth Bean Road, Newquay, TR7 3JF, in St Columb Minor, Cornwall. It is registered for 101 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 14 reviews (October 2026). It is run by First Steps Cornwall Ltd.
Run by First Steps Cornwall Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Cornwall Ltd - NewquayThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| St Columb Minor PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Nurture Day Nursery & Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Quintrell Downs Montessori SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Columb Minor Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Newquay Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Nansledan School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Newquay Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Trenance Learning Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 1.5 miles
- Treviglas Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Newquay Tretherras Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 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 Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay Good at its inspection on 11 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay take?
First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay is registered with Ofsted for up to 101 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay?
First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay is run by First Steps Cornwall Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay?
Newquay is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay?
You can call 01637 877073 and visit www.firststepscornwall.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY472262 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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