Full-day nursery in Columbia, Sunderland
Stepping Stones Day Nursery
c/o ASDA Distribution Centre, Staithes Road, Pattison Industrial Estate, NE38 8NW · 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 December 1998Reference 318602Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
c/o ASDA Distribution Centre, Staithes Road, Pattison Industrial Estate, NE38 8NW · More nurseries in NE38
Parks and playgrounds
- Biddick Playing Fields (East)11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Cranberry Drive Play Area playground11 min walk
© 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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.
What parents say
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Stepping Stones Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at c/o ASDA Distribution Centre, Staithes Road, Pattison Industrial Estate, NE38 8NW, in Columbia, Sunderland. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Stepping Stones Nurseries Limited.
Run by Stepping Stones Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 8 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Columbia Grange School ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2020 0.4 miles
- John F Kennedy Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Fatfield Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Barmston Village Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Biddick Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- New Penshaw Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Wessington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 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 Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 January 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 98 children at any one time.
Who runs Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery is run by Stepping Stones Nurseries Limited, which runs 8 nurseries.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
You can call 0191 415 9379 and visit www.steppingstonesgroup.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- © 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 318602 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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