Sessional pre-school in Smethwick, Sandwell
Little Steppers Pre-School
Smethwick Cape Hill Children's Centre, Corbett Street, SMETHWICK, B66 3PX · 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 January 2020Reference 2571063Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 September 2017Food 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
Smethwick Cape Hill Children's Centre, Corbett Street, SMETHWICK, B66 3PX · More nurseries in B66
Stations
- Smethwick Rolfe Street15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Health Centre, St Matthew's School and Smethwick Market.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park2 min walk
- Unett Street Open Space6 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Sandwell there are about 4.4 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.
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Little Steppers Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Smethwick Cape Hill Children's Centre, Corbett Street, SMETHWICK, B66 3PX, in Smethwick, Sandwell. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by West Smethwick Enterprise.
Run by West Smethwick Enterprise (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Steppers Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Nooriyah LTDFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 06:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Fireflies NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–16:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| First Steps Nursery Collegiate Academy TrustFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Victoria Park Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.1 miles
- Elm Tree Primary Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Cape Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Shireland Technology Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.5 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 Little Steppers Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Steppers Pre-School Good at its inspection on 1 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Steppers Pre-School take?
Little Steppers Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Steppers Pre-School?
Little Steppers Pre-School is run by West Smethwick Enterprise, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Steppers Pre-School?
Smethwick Rolfe Street is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2571063 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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