Sessional pre-school in West Kirby, Wirral
Small Steps Early Years Centre
108 Banks Road, West Kirby, CH48 0RE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
108 Banks Road, West Kirby, CH48 0RE · More nurseries in CH48
Stations
- West Kirby7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Shrewsbury Road, Church Road and Dunraven Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Gardens2 min walk
- Victoria Park3 min walk
- Ashton Park4 min walk
- Coronation Gardens5 min walk
- Sandlea Park6 min walk
- Playground5 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 Wirral 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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Small Steps Early Years Centre is a sessional pre-school at 108 Banks Road, West Kirby, CH48 0RE, in West Kirby, Wirral. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Small Steps Day Nursery (Wirral) Ltd.
Run by Small Steps Day Nursery (Wirral) Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Steps Early Years CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Small Steps Day Nursery And Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| St Bridget's Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Small Steps Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Kids Planet HoylakeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| The Mulberry Tree Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| The Mulberry Tree Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- West Kirby School and College ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Avalon School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- West Kirby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
- Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.8 miles
- West Kirby Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 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 Small Steps Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Steps Early Years Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 12 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Steps Early Years Centre take?
Small Steps Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Steps Early Years Centre?
Small Steps Early Years Centre is run by Small Steps Day Nursery (Wirral) Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Steps Early Years Centre?
West Kirby is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491075 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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