First Steps at Cansfield
Cansfield High Specialist Language College, Old Road, Wigan, WN4 9TPWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 23 August 2022
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
First Steps at Cansfield sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £136 | £429 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £391 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £120 | £381 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
First Steps at Cansfield against Wigan
| First Steps at Cansfield | Wigan average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 41 | 69 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about First Steps at Cansfield
- What Ofsted grade does First Steps at Cansfield have?
- First Steps at Cansfield was rated Good at its inspection on 23 August 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can First Steps at Cansfield take?
- Ofsted registers First Steps at Cansfield for 41 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wigan has 69.
- How much does First Steps at Cansfield cost?
- First Steps at Cansfield sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does First Steps at Cansfield offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask First Steps at Cansfield how it offers them.
- When was First Steps at Cansfield last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected First Steps at Cansfield on 23 August 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near First Steps at Cansfield?
- Nearby in WN4: Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz, Kids Planet Mere House, Brooklands Childcare Ltd.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.