Full-day nursery in West Gillibrands, Lancashire
Stepping Stones Day Nursery
Suite 7 & 8, 48 Westgate, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8AZ · 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 April 2015Reference EY488543Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 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
Suite 7 & 8, 48 Westgate, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8AZ · More nurseries in WN8
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Waverley, Westgate and Liverpool Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanley Coronation Park4 min walk
- Stanley Coronation Park Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Greenhill Community Hub Park playground11 min walk
- Headingly Avenue Park 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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 Suite 7 & 8, 48 Westgate, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8AZ, in West Gillibrands, Lancashire. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Giggles Day Nursery (Skelmersdale) LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| The Ducklings Day Nursery - SkelmersdaleFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.2 miles
- Kingsbury Primary Special School ages 2–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Cobbs Brow School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- Delph Side Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.4 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 26 May 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 88 children at any one time.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery?
You can call 01695 550255.
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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 EY488543 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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