Full-day nursery in East-the-Water, Devon
East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School
Avon Road, BIDEFORD, EX39 4BL · 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 April 2012Reference EY443628Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating2 (Improvement necessary)inspected 5 December 2025Food 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
Avon Road, BIDEFORD, EX39 4BL · More nurseries in EX39
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Avon Road, Sentry Corner and Torridge Mount.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pollyfield1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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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East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School is a full-day nursery at Avon Road, BIDEFORD, EX39 4BL, in East-the-Water, Devon. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- East-the-Water Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- West Croft School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Kingsley School Devon ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Bideford College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 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 East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School Good at its inspection on 25 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School take?
East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
How do I contact East the Water Stepping Stones Pre School?
You can call 01237 475562.
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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 EY443628 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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