Full-day nursery in Porthleven, Cornwall
First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven
St. Elvans Childrens Centre, Torleven Road, Porthleven, HELSTON, TR13 9BX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Elvans Childrens Centre, Torleven Road, Porthleven, HELSTON, TR13 9BX · More nurseries in TR13
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School and Wellington Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Porthleven Amenity Area9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground10 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 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 - Porthleven is a full-day nursery at St. Elvans Childrens Centre, Torleven Road, Porthleven, HELSTON, TR13 9BX, in Porthleven, Cornwall. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, 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 Steps Cornwall Ltd.
Run by First Steps Cornwall Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Porthleven School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Breage CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.5 miles
- Nansloe Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven Good at its inspection on 8 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven take?
First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven?
First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven is run by First Steps Cornwall Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven?
You can call 01326 565662 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 · 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 EY477643 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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