Full-day nursery in Midway, Cheshire East
First Steps Kindergarten
Yewtree Lane, Poynton, SK12 1PU · 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 October 2000Reference 305058Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 June 2025Food 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
Yewtree Lane, Poynton, SK12 1PU · More nurseries in SK12
Stations
- Poynton24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including High School, Yewtree Lane and Vernon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Barnaby Road Play Area 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 Cheshire East there are about 2.5 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 Yewtree Lane, Poynton, SK12 1PU, in Midway, Cheshire East. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 15 reviews (October 2026). It is run by First Steps Kindergarten Partnership.
Run by First Steps Kindergarten Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Worth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Vernon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Lower Park School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Lostock Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Adlington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.7 miles
- Woodford 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 1.8 miles
- Poynton High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 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 22 April 2022, 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 50 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?
Poynton is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Kindergarten?
You can call 01625 859867 and visit www.firststepspoynton.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 305058 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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