Stepping Stones Nursery
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Coventry 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2006, with 72 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 Coventry
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Coventry 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
CV1 2NPWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 24 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are highly motivated and have lots of fun at this wonderfully inclusive nursery. Children are exceptionally inquisitive and enjoy the freedom to follow their own interests. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make consistently rapid progress in their development.
Children's behaviour and attitude to learning are exemplary. They are empathetic, considerate and patient. Children receive sensitive support from staff to help them to recognise and express their emotions and feelings.
All children build very strong attachments with their key person and staff, which ensures that they feel safe and secure. Staff know the children exceptionally well and are attentive and nurturing. Children have wonderful opportunities to develop their independence and physical skills. They engage in age-appropriate risk-taking, enabling them to understand how to keep themselves safe. For example, very young children competently use knives to chop up vegetables to make an Irish stew. Older children gain hands-on experience using tools, such as hammers, to bang nails into pieces of wood with care, developing their hand-to-eye coordination.
- 24 August 2022Outstanding
- 26 February 2016Outstanding
- 25 November 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stepping Stones 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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