Full-day nursery in Newtown, Cumberland
Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery
Newtown Community Primary School, Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LW · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Newtown Community Primary School, Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LW · More nurseries in CA2
Parks and playgrounds
- Heysham Park3 min walk
- Spider Park11 min walk
- Chance's Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
© 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.
What parents say
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Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Newtown Community Primary School, Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LW, in Newtown, Cumberland. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 2.3 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newtown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Caldew Lea School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Belle Vue Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Newlaithes Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- Newlaithes Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Yewdale School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Austin Friars ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.0 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 Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery take?
Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery?
Carlisle is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery?
You can call 01228 522249 and visit firststepsdaynurserycarlisle.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY288187 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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