Full-day nursery in Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Small Steps Day Nursery
Kaleidoscope Childrens Centre, Exeter Close, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AB · 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 March 2020Reference 2578823Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places29 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 August 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
Kaleidoscope Childrens Centre, Exeter Close, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AB · More nurseries in OX5
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Exeter Hall, Treeground Place and Broad Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Exeter Close Park1 min walk
- Park Hill Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Playground3 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 Oxfordshire there are about 3.2 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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Small Steps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Kaleidoscope Childrens Centre, Exeter Close, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AB, in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Small Steps Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Small Steps Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Steps Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Small Steps Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| SkipsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Robin PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Begbroke PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Cygnet NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| The Early Years NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- North Kidlington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Edward Feild Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- William Fletcher Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- Gosford Hill School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 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 Small Steps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Steps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Steps Day Nursery take?
Small Steps Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Steps Day Nursery?
Small Steps Day Nursery is run by Small Steps Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Steps Day Nursery?
Oxford Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Steps Day Nursery?
You can call 01865 377844 and visit www.smallstepsnursery.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 2578823 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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