Full-day nursery in Carclaze, Cornwall
Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)
Scol Kensa, Carclaze Road, ST AUSTELL, PL25 3AG · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Scol Kensa, Carclaze Road, ST AUSTELL, PL25 3AG · More nurseries in PL25
Stations
- St Austell21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including School, Treverbyn Road and Tregonissey Lane End.
Parks and playgrounds
- Polwarth Close Open Space6 min walk
- Linear Park11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Cornwall there are about 3.4 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.
What parents say
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Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) is a full-day nursery at Scol Kensa, Carclaze Road, ST AUSTELL, PL25 3AG, in Carclaze, Cornwall. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) CIO.
Run by Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) CIO (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Baby Bugs NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| BrighteyesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Minibugs St AustellFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Naturally Learning CharlestownFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Happy Days PenriceFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carclaze Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.1 miles
- Sandy Hill Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Restormel Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Mount Charles School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Charlestown Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.4 miles
- Pondhu Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 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 Stones Childcare (Cornwall)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) Good at its inspection on 12 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) take?
Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)?
Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) is run by Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) CIO, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)?
St Austell is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)?
You can call 01726 71294 and visit steppingstonescornwall.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
- 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 EY489461 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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