Full-day nursery in Stockton Heath, Warrington
Stepping Stones Day Nursery
147 London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LG · 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 2014Reference EY477616Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 March 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 24 July 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
147 London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LG · More nurseries in WA4
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Methodist Church, Mullberry Tree Pub and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park6 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth II Community Field - Mill Lane Diamond Jubilee Field7 min walk
- Black Bear Park8 min walk
- Lumb Brook Millennium Green11 min walk
- Alexandra Park Play Area playground6 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 Warrington there are about 2.3 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 147 London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LG, in Stockton Heath, Warrington. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 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
- Stockton Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Broomfields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.8 miles
- Latchford St James CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 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 18 March 2022, 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 48 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?
Warrington Bank Quay is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
You can call 01925 600111 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 EY477616 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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