Full-day nursery in Southchurch, Southend on Sea
Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool
46 Chase Road, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2RE · 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
46 Chase Road, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2RE · More nurseries in SS1
Stations
- Southend East5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Southend Victoria18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Southend Central18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Christchurch Road, Sacred Heart Schools and Ilfracombe Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Christchurch Park3 min walk
- Southchurch Hall Park5 min walk
- Southchurch Hall Park7 min walk
- Southchurch Park12 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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 Southend on Sea there are about 3.5 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 & Preschool is a full-day nursery at 46 Chase Road, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2RE, in Southchurch, Southend on Sea. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 26 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Hamstel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Greenways Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Temple Sutton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Sutton House Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 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 & Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool Good at its inspection on 6 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool take?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool?
Southend East is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Preschool?
You can call 01702 781145 and visit steppingstones-southend.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2561039 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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