Full-day nursery in Luton
Childcare @ Stepping Stones
9a George Street West, LUTON, LU1 2BW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
9a George Street West, LUTON, LU1 2BW · More nurseries in LU1
Stations
- Luton8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Luton Airport Parkway24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
30 bus stops within 400 m, including Regent Link, Flowers Way and New Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hat Gardens5 min walk
- Brantwood Park10 min walk
- Manor Road Park10 min walk
- Manor Road Park11 min walk
- The Moor11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Luton there are about 4.5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Childcare @ Stepping Stones is a full-day nursery at 9a George Street West, LUTON, LU1 2BW, in Luton. It is registered for 15 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chapel Street Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Rothesay Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Hillborough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Tennyson Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Oakwood Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Dallow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- St Matthew's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Childcare @ Stepping Stones's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Childcare @ Stepping Stones Good at its inspection on 24 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Childcare @ Stepping Stones take?
Childcare @ Stepping Stones is registered with Ofsted for up to 15 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Childcare @ Stepping Stones?
Luton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY435517 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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