Full-day nursery in Snipeshill, Kent
Stepping Stones
Lansdowne Cp School, Gladstone Drive, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 3BH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 May 2019Reference 2537124Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lansdowne Cp School, Gladstone Drive, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 3BH · More nurseries in ME10
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Vincent Road, Fox Hill and Keswick Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brickfields Community Garden3 min walk
- Stones Farm Country Park5 min walk
- Rectory Playing Fields10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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 Kent 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.
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Stepping Stones is a full-day nursery at Lansdowne Cp School, Gladstone Drive, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 3BH, in Snipeshill, Kent. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lansdowne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Meadowfield School ages 4–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Sunny Bank Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- South Avenue Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Rodmersham School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.5 miles
- Milton Court Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.5 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 Stepping Stones's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Good at its inspection on 17 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones take?
Stepping Stones is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones?
Sittingbourne is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones?
You can call 07544 823726 and visit steppingstonessittingbourne.co.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2537124 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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