Full-day nursery in St Columb Major, Cornwall
Major Steps Childcare
Tropicana House, Newquay Road, St. Columb Major, TR9 6TJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Tropicana House, Newquay Road, St. Columb Major, TR9 6TJ · More nurseries in TR9
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Bospolvans Road, West Park and Hawkens Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Columb Recreation Ground Play Area playground5 min walk
- St Columb Recreation Ground Play Area playground6 min walk
- St Columb Recreation Ground Play Area playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Hurlings Field Playground9 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 Cornwall 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.
What parents say
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Major Steps Childcare is a full-day nursery at Tropicana House, Newquay Road, St. Columb Major, TR9 6TJ, in St Columb Major, Cornwall. It is registered for 45 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 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Columb Major Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 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 Major Steps Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Major Steps Childcare Good at its inspection on 1 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Major Steps Childcare take?
Major Steps Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
How do I contact Major Steps Childcare?
You can call 01637 520843.
Tools for parents in Cornwall
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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
- 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 2691667 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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