Stepping Stones Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Wisbech for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1993, with 16 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 Cambridgeshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cambridgeshire 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
PE13 5DEWhat 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, 10 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children at this pre-school significantly benefit from a wonderfully fulfilling early years' education. During every step of this journey, staff enable children to achieve their full potential. Children are eager learners and staff have high expectations of them. Children excitedly accept challenges from staff to solve problems and develop their ideas. Staff have designed the learning environments, both indoors and outdoors, to provoke children's awe and wonder about the world around them.
For example, they participate in numerous scientific experiments to encourage their curiosity. Children have extremely high levels of respect for staff and each other.
For example, they independently ask other children if they could move to the side so that they can reach a resource they would like.
- 10 June 2021Outstanding
- 28 November 2019Needs improvement
- 24 November 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stepping Stones Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.