Full-day nursery in Bramhall Moor, Stockport
Stepping Stones Day Nursery
168 Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5BA · 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 February 2022Reference 2674829Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 24 March 2026Food 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
168 Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5BA · More nurseries in SK7
Stations
- Hazel Grove15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Woodsmoor19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Rutters Lane, Boscombe Drive and Penmoor Chase.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mirrlees Fields8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Stockport there are about 3.1 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 Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 168 Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5BA, in Bramhall Moor, Stockport. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 11 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Network Nurseries Limited.
Run by Network Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Moorfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Norbury Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Hazel Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Great Moor Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Great Moor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 miles
- Stockport Grammar School ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Ladybrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.0 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 Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Day Nursery take?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
Who runs Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery is run by Network Nurseries Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
Hazel Grove is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 483 5475.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2674829 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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