Full-day nursery in Woodhill, Bury
First Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited
1 Orrell Street, Bury, BL8 1PB · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2015Reference EY486241Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places146 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Orrell Street, Bury, BL8 1PB · More nurseries in BL8
Stations
- Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Bury (Manchester Metrolink)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Whittle Street, Walshaw Road and Merton Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitehead Park8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Bury there are about 3.3 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 Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited is a full-day nursery at 1 Orrell Street, Bury, BL8 1PB, in Woodhill, Bury. It is registered for 146 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Elton Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Woodbank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2020 0.4 miles
- Bury Grammar Schools ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St John with St Mark CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Chantlers Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Holy Trinity Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2022 0.9 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 Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited Good at its inspection on 2 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited take?
First Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 146 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited?
Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Day Nursery & Pre-School Limited?
You can call 0161 764 6752 and visit firststepsnursery.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486241 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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