Full-day nursery in Clay Cross, Derbyshire
Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd
Ash House, Tower Business Park, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9DX · 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 July 2015Reference EY490202Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 September 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
Ash House, Tower Business Park, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9DX · More nurseries in S45
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Hazeldene House, Eldon Street and Holmgate Road Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kenning Park3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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 Derbyshire 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 Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Ash House, Tower Business Park, High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9DX, in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 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
- Holmgate Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Sharley Park Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- Park House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 miles
- North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Tupton Hall School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 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 (Clay Cross) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd Good at its inspection on 9 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd take?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Clay Cross) Ltd?
You can call 01246 863486.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490202 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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