First Steps at Cansfield

About this day nursery

First Steps at Cansfield is a purpose-built nursery located in Ashton-in-Makerfield, offering a caring and stimulating environment for children. The nursery caters to a wide age range, with a dedicated unit for infants aged 6 weeks to 3 years and a separate pre-school room for 3 to 5-year-olds.

They emphasise a multicultural and anti-discriminatory approach through planned activities, fostering each child's unique development. The nursery is open for 51 weeks a year, closing only during the Christmas period, and provides both full-time and part-time sessions.

They also offer flexible delivery of funded childcare hours, allowing parents to choose between term-time only or stretched options to suit their individual needs. A key feature is the provision of an in-house kitchen and cook, ensuring that all meals, including breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea, are prepared directly on-site to meet diverse dietary requirements.

Additionally, First Steps at Cansfield extends its services to include an out-of-school club for children aged 3 to 11, providing breakfast club, after-school care, and holiday clubs, which are run from R L Hughes Primary School.

What it's like

Children thrive at this very friendly, safe and welcoming nursery. They enjoy attending and part from their parents and carers with ease at the door on arrival. Once inside, children become deeply engaged and enthusiastic in their play. The activities planned by staff are based on children's interests.

Pricing & funding

Charges are based on full day and half day sessions, with separate fee structures for nursery care, out-of-school clubs, and holiday clubs. Nursery fees include regular meals, but children accessing funded places are charged separately for meals. Holiday club sessions require children to bring a packed lunch.