Full-day nursery in Low Fold, Leeds
First Steps Nursery At Froebelian
173, New Road Side, Leeds, LS18 4DR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2015Reference EY491372Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 June 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 7 February 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
173, New Road Side, Leeds, LS18 4DR · More nurseries in LS18
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including New Road Side, Rose Terrace and Victoria Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Horsforth Hall Park4 min walk
- Horsforth Peace Park7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Jigsaw Juniors playground10 min walk
- 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 Leeds there are about 3.6 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 At Froebelian is a full-day nursery at 173, New Road Side, Leeds, LS18 4DR, in Low Fold, Leeds. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (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
- Horsforth Featherbank Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- The Froebelian School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- West End Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Broadgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Westbrook Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 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 Nursery At Froebelian's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Nursery At Froebelian Outstanding at its inspection on 24 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Nursery At Froebelian take?
First Steps Nursery At Froebelian is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Nursery At Froebelian?
Kirkstall Forge is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Nursery At Froebelian?
You can call 0113 258 8933 and visit www.firststepsfroebelian.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491372 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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