Full-day nursery in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
First Steps Kindergarten
42 Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 5UD · 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
42 Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 5UD · More nurseries in CV32
Stations
- Leamington Spa23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Wathen Road, Lillington Avenue and Arlington Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Christchurch Gardens6 min walk
- Clarendon Square Gardens9 min walk
- Strathearn Gardens11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Villiers Street Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Warwickshire there are about 2.7 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 Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 42 Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 5UD, in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by First Steps Kindergarten Partnership.
Run by First Steps Kindergarten Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Lodge NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| The Blue Strawberry Kids Daycare LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little Stars Christian Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Old Library Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Seedling NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Clarendon Cubs NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Arnold Lodge School ages 4–19 0.1 miles
- The Kingsley School ages 2–19 0.3 miles
- Milverton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Lillington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Brookhurst Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Telford Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 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 Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 27 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Kindergarten take?
First Steps Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps Kindergarten?
First Steps Kindergarten is run by First Steps Kindergarten Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Kindergarten?
Leamington Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Kindergarten?
You can call 01926 332122 and visit www.firststeps-kindergarten.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 200593 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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