Where little feet take their first steps

Community childcare in Upper Springfield, West Belfast, at the foot of Black Mountain. Daycare for babies to four-year-olds, and an after-schools project for older children.

Find a place for your child 028 9023 6241

0–12years, from babies to school age

72children cared for each weekday

7.30–5.30Monday to Friday

Since 2005serving West Belfast families

A childcare centre run by and for the community

Newhill First Steps is a not-for-profit childcare centre on the Whiterock Road, in the Upper Springfield area of West Belfast.

We are a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee, working alongside the other community groups of Upper Springfield. When the pandemic closed so much else, our doors stayed open for the children of key workers.

★Open through the pandemicWe kept caring for key workers’ children when families needed it most.

5Top food hygiene ratingRated 5, “Very Good”, by the Food Standards Agency.

♥Not for profitA local charity, so everything goes back into care for children.

How old is your child?

Tap an age to see which service fits. Then call us to check availability.

Daycare for babies

Our First Steps daycare welcomes children from birth, close to home in West Belfast.

Opening hours

A full working day, so parents can get to work and back.

MonTueWedThuFriSat closedSun closed

Come and see us

The best way to ask about a place, a visit or the after-schools project is to give us a call.

028 9023 6241

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Address: 265 Whiterock Road
Belfast BT12 7FX
Northern Ireland
Website: newhillfirststeps.com
Charity no.: 106073
Company no.: NI055960