First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newquay for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2013, with 101 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Cornwall
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cornwall from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TR7 3JFWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 11 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel very safe and secure. They show affection with smiles and give hugs to staff, who know them well. Children are kind and thoughtful to one another. For example, pre-school-aged children tell staff what they think their friends may like to play with because they know 'they will love it'.
Leaders support staff in delivering a curriculum that builds on what children know and can do, and what they need to learn next. For example, staff support babies to develop their physical strength and mobility effectively. They use toys and interesting items to motivate babies to roll or crawl. Staff hide plastic farm animals in the sand. Babies show great excitement when they find them. Staff narrate what the babies are doing. Babies smile and babble in response as they do this again and again. Staff understand the positive impact of repetitive play and how this develops babies' understanding.
Partnership with parents and carers is strong. Staff keep parents up to date with their child's learning and development via a digital application online. Parents are confident that their child is safe and well cared for by friendly staff. They welcome the consistent sharing of ideas to further support their child's learning at home.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement an effective communication and language curriculum for toddlers, to further develop their listening and speaking skills n motivate and engage all toddlers outdoors to extend and further their learning.
- 11 April 2024Good
- 6 December 2019Outstanding
- 19 May 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Newquay
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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