Full-day nursery in Nottingham
Stepping Stones Day Nursery Ltd
Arboretum Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 4JA · 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 December 2000Reference 254643Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places217 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 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
Arboretum Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 4JA · More nurseries in NG1
Stations
- High School4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- NTU7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- The Forest11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Forest Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Arboretum1 min walk
- Friends Burial Ground7 min walk
- Heskey Park & Play Area10 min walk
- Colville Street Playground5 min walk
- Forest Recreation Ground Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Nottingham there are about 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 Ltd is a full-day nursery at Arboretum Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 4JA, in Nottingham. It is registered for 217 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 67 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
- Nottingham High School ages 3–19has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Nottingham Girls' High School GDST ages 3–19has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Fig Tree Primary School ages 5–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Huntingdon Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Mellers Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 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 Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 9 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Day Nursery Ltd take?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 217 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Day Nursery Ltd?
High School is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 0115 910 1162 and visit www.steppingstonesltd.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 254643 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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