Full-day nursery in Chaddesden, Derby
Derwent Stepping Stones
Derwent Stepping Stones, St. Marks Road, DERBY, DE21 6AH · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2006Reference EY330097Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places128 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Derwent Stepping Stones, St. Marks Road, DERBY, DE21 6AH · More nurseries in DE21
Stations
- Derby18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Wayzgoose Drive, Francis Street and Cornwall Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Race Course Fields4 min walk
- Playground6 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 Derby there are about 3.8 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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Derwent Stepping Stones is a full-day nursery at Derwent Stepping Stones, St. Marks Road, DERBY, DE21 6AH, in Chaddesden, Derby. It is registered for 128 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Derwent Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Castleward Spencer Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Castle School ages 5–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Beaufort Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Roe Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Giles' Spencer Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Derwent Stepping Stones's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Derwent Stepping Stones Good at its inspection on 11 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Derwent Stepping Stones take?
Derwent Stepping Stones is registered with Ofsted for up to 128 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Derwent Stepping Stones?
Derby is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Derwent Stepping Stones?
You can call 01332 372245 and visit www.derwentsteppingstones.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY330097 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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