Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Dogsthorpe)
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Peterborough for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2000, with 65 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Peterborough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Peterborough 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
PE1 3SFWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 15 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish and have a thirst for learning. They thrive on the superb support given for their emotional development. This gives children a strong foundation for all their future learning. Children of all ages have very close relationships with staff, who offer the very best care and education to them. Babies' individual routines from home are followed, which offers them familiarity in the early days and weeks as they settle. Babies absolutely love music and movement, along with sensory sessions.
Children show high levels of concentration, for example as they make lots of tiny balls of dough. Older children love their 'tool school' and forest school sessions.
They learn how to manage risks and the rules to keep them safe, for example when they use real tools. Children are in awe of the world. For example, they find worms, make cupcakes out of herbs, mud and water, whisk up a bubbly mixture and watch as the water they pour down the slide runs off the end. Younger children show great coordination as they carry full watering cans and pour from them competently.
- 4 February 2022Outstanding
- 2 November 2012Outstanding
- 10 May 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Dogsthorpe)
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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