Stepping Stones Day Nursery
Good★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2009, with 43 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 Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds 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
LS26 0PHWhat 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.
- 7 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit from high-quality care and learning at this homely setting. They develop secure and trusting relationships with staff who care for them. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children become absorbed in their learning and show good creative skills. For instance, toddlers stomp through trays of various coloured paint and make different patterns on large sheets of paper on the ground.
They explore a range of textures, such as flour and sand. Babies make dough and join in with baking activities, such as adding oats, banana and syrup together.
Older children show excellent thinking skills as they explore a wide range of different fruits, such as lemons, limes and melons. Children eagerly talk to staff and guess what they might see inside. They join in with conversations and think of ways that they might cut up large pieces of fruit like watermelons. Children develop an excellent range of vocabulary. They enthusiastically join in with stories and songs. Children finish off sentences with rhyming words and talk about what they think might happen next. This helps to develop children's communication and language skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the outside area to create an inviting and purposeful place to continue to build on children's independence and exploratory skills n review group times for children to ensure all children remain deeply engaged in their learning, particularly for younger children.
- 31 January 2023Good
- 19 December 2017Good
- 29 August 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stepping Stones Day Nursery
- 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.
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