New Stepping Stones Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in London for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:45 to 14:45, 5 days a week. £43.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2021, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £22.00add hoc bookings £43.00Main, 3.8 hrs |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.50 an hour Consumables such as art and craft materialsper funded hour
- £8.00 a session Daily studio activitiesincludes Mondays- Yoga, Tuesdays - Playball, Wednesdays -
- £14.00 a session Contribution per funded morning session
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Universal funding for 3 - 4 year olds which includes up to 15 hours per week; 30 hours funding for 2, 3 - 4 year olds per week; 2 year old FRA early education entitlement.
Worth knowing. Parents will be charged additional parental contributions, in order for the nursery to remain sustainable. These contributions are for the extra benefits and additional services that children receive and enjoy at New Stepping Stones.
What childcare usually costs in Richmond upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Richmond upon Thames from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SW14 8ERWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 23 June 2023.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for New Stepping Stones Playgroup
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £43.00 a session still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.