Full-day nursery in Lowton Common, Wigan
First Steps Nursery
Robson Way, Lowton, Nr. Warrington, WA3 2RD · 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 May 2002Reference EY101522Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 26 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places226 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Robson Way, Lowton, Nr. Warrington, WA3 2RD · More nurseries in WA3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Fir Tree Walk, Cherry Tree Road and Chestnut Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Braithwaite Park6 min walk
- Braithwaite Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- the ditch playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Braithwaite 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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.
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First Steps Nursery is a full-day nursery at Robson Way, Lowton, Nr. Warrington, WA3 2RD, in Lowton Common, Wigan. It is registered for 226 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 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
- Green Meadow Independent Primary School ages 3–14has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Lowton Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Lowton West Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Gilded Hollins Community School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.2 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 26 November 2024, 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 226 children at any one time.
How do I contact First Steps Nursery?
You can call 01942 678803 and visit www.firststepsnurserylowton.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY101522 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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