Sessional pre-school in Knebworth, Hertfordshire
Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth)
The Sporting Pavillion, Knebworth Recreation Ground, Off Watton Road, Knebworth, SG3 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Sporting Pavillion, Knebworth Recreation Ground, Off Watton Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AH · More nurseries in SG3
Stations
- Knebworth6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Station Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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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Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth) is a sessional pre-school at The Sporting Pavillion, Knebworth Recreation Ground, Off Watton Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AH, in Knebworth, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Knebworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Shephalbury Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Longmeadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- Roebuck Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.4 miles
- Greenside School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.5 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 Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth) Good at its inspection on 23 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth) take?
Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth) is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth)?
Knebworth is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth)?
You can call 01438 813070 and visit steppingstoneknebworth.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY452006 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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