Stepping Stones Playschool
Day nursery in Crawley, RH11. Part of the West Sussex council area.
Gossops Green Community Primary, Kidborough Road, Crawley, RH11 8HWWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 10 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Stepping Stones Playschool sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £161 | £511 |
| 2 years old | £152 | £480 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £144 | £457 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Stepping Stones Playschool against Crawley
| Stepping Stones Playschool | Crawley average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 52 | 64 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 81% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Stepping Stones Playschool
- What Ofsted grade does Stepping Stones Playschool have?
- Stepping Stones Playschool was rated Good at its inspection on 10 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Stepping Stones Playschool take?
- Ofsted registers Stepping Stones Playschool for 52 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Crawley has 64.
- How much does Stepping Stones Playschool cost?
- Stepping Stones Playschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Stepping Stones Playschool offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Stepping Stones Playschool how it offers them.
- When was Stepping Stones Playschool last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Stepping Stones Playschool on 10 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Stepping Stones Playschool?
- Nearby in RH11: Toad Hall Nursery Crawley, Muddy Puddles Pre-School, The Nursery School Charlwood.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.