Widnes, Cheshire · WA8 8JN
Inspected by Ofsted on 6 August 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Widnes, Cheshire · WA8 8JN. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Our Lady's First Steps Pre-School in Widnes, Cheshire was last inspected on 6 August 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Urgent Improvement; achievement — Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Urgent Improvement; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Our Lady's First Steps Pre-School is registered for children aged We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the.
Our Lady's First Steps Pre-School is registered for up to 105 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Our Lady's First Steps Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 27 November 2002. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY244150.