Full-day nursery in Newtown, Derbyshire
First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd
175 Buxton Road, Furness Vale, HIGH PEAK, SK23 7PZ · 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 January 2010Reference EY392081Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 January 2020Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
175 Buxton Road, Furness Vale, HIGH PEAK, SK23 7PZ · More nurseries in SK23
Stations
- Furness Vale13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- New Mills Newtown15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- New Mills Central20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including St Johns Church and Dale Farm Dairy.
Parks and playgrounds
- Torrs Riverside Park11 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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 (New Mills) Ltd is a full-day nursery at 175 Buxton Road, Furness Vale, HIGH PEAK, SK23 7PZ, in Newtown, Derbyshire. It is registered for 40 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 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Limited.
Run by First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Limited (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
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- New Mills Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- St George's CofE 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 0.9 miles
- New Mills Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Hague Bar Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 miles
- Disley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.7 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 (New Mills) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd Good at its inspection on 13 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd take?
First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd?
First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd is run by First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd?
Furness Vale is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Steps Nursery (New Mills) Ltd?
You can call 01663 746632 and visit www.nurseriesinderbyshire.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY392081 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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