Full-day nursery in Littleborough, Rochdale
First Steps Nursery
Newall Street, Littleborough, OL15 9DL · 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 June 1995Reference 316452Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 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
Newall Street, Littleborough, OL15 9DL · More nurseries in OL15
Stations
- Littleborough5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including The Vine Fellowship Church, Ealees Road and Ferrand Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Rochdale 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at Newall Street, Littleborough, OL15 9DL, in Littleborough, Rochdale. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 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
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Littleborough Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 0.4 miles
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.6 miles
- Wardle Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.4 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Nursery take?
First Steps Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Nursery?
Littleborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Nursery?
You can call 01706 378888 and visit www.firststepsnurseryrochdale.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 316452 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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