What Ofsted grade does Stepping Stones have?

Stepping Stones was rated Good at its inspection on 17 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Stepping Stones take?

Ofsted registers Stepping Stones for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sittingbourne has 53.

How much does Stepping Stones cost?

Stepping Stones 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 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 how it offers them.

When was Stepping Stones last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Stepping Stones on 17 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Stepping Stones?

Nearby in ME10: Chatter Tots, Johnson Garden Day Nursery Limited, Lyndhurst Nursery.

Stepping Stones

Day nursery in Sittingbourne, ME10. Part of the Kent council area.

Lansdowne Cp School, Gladstone Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 3BH

28 places

2019 registered with Ofsted

19 of 20 in our Sittingbourne ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 17 March 2022

Ofsted grades for Stepping Stones, inspection of 17 March 2022
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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.

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What a place could cost

Stepping Stones 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 against Sittingbourne

	Stepping Stones	Sittingbourne average
Places	28	53
Ofsted outcome	Good	95% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Stepping Stones

What Ofsted grade does Stepping Stones have?: Stepping Stones was rated Good at its inspection on 17 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Stepping Stones take?: Ofsted registers Stepping Stones for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Sittingbourne has 53.
How much does Stepping Stones cost?: Stepping Stones 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 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 how it offers them.
When was Stepping Stones last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Stepping Stones on 17 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Stepping Stones?: Nearby in ME10: Chatter Tots, Johnson Garden Day Nursery Limited, Lyndhurst Nursery.

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.