Full-day nursery in Urmston, Trafford
Stepping Stones Day Nursery
99 Church Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9FJ · 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 2006Reference EY318335Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 19 June 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
99 Church Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9FJ · More nurseries in M41
Stations
- Chassen Road7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Urmston10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Flixton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Dartford Road, Newton Road and Roebuck Hotel.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abbotsfield Park6 min walk
- Manor Gardens9 min walk
- Golden Hill Park11 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 Trafford there are about 2.5 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 is a full-day nursery at 99 Church Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9FJ, in Urmston, Trafford. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 14 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Stepping Stones Nurseries Limited.
Run by Stepping Stones Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 8 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
- English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Urmston Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Abbotsford Preparatory School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Davyhulme Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Flixton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2021 0.8 miles
- St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 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 22 January 2025, 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 65 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.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
Chassen Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 748 0963 and visit www.steppingstonesgroup.com.
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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 EY318335 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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