Full-day nursery in Durham
Stepping Stones Day Nursery Durham Ltd
Suite 15-17 The Crossgate Centre, Durham, DH1 4HF · 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
Suite 15-17 The Crossgate Centre, Durham, DH1 4HF · More nurseries in DH1
Stations
- Durham8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Crossgate Peth - Bottom, Margery Lane and Bus Station Setdown Stand Z.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wharton Park6 min walk
- Allergate play area playground2 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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 Durham Ltd is a full-day nursery at Suite 15-17 The Crossgate Centre, Durham, DH1 4HF, in Durham. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (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
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Durham Trinity School & Sports College ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.4 miles
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- Langley Moor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 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 Day Nursery Durham Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Day Nursery Durham Ltd Good at its inspection on 30 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Day Nursery Durham Ltd take?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery Durham Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Day Nursery Durham Ltd?
Durham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery Durham Ltd?
You can call 0191 384 3471.
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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 EY436726 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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