1st Steps

Waterloo

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

1st Steps scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 15 January 2025 by Sefton.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for 1st Steps, from January 2019 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of 1st Steps.

Food hygiene rating history for 1st Steps
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 January 2019	5 / 5	Very good
15 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

1st Steps in Waterloo has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

15 Cambridge Road,
Waterloo,
Merseyside,
L22 1RR

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for 1st Steps. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects 1st Steps?

Food hygiene at 1st Steps is inspected by Sefton, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sefton.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about 1st Steps

What is 1st Steps’s food hygiene rating?

1st Steps has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 15 January 2025.

When was 1st Steps last inspected?

1st Steps was last inspected by Sefton on 15 January 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.