Full-day nursery in Eling, Hampshire
Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Totton) Ltd
74 Eling Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9GF · 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 2024Reference 2782304Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 December 2025Food 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
74 Eling Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9GF · More nurseries in SO40
Stations
- Totton8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Redbridge (Hants)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Batts Corner and Bartram Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Goatee Shore5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- 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 Hampshire 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 (Totton) Ltd is a full-day nursery at 74 Eling Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9GF, in Eling, Hampshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 28 reviews (October 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
- Eling Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Forest Park School ages 2–19Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Lydlynch Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Abbotswood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Redbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Oakfield Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Hazel Wood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 1.4 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 (Totton) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Totton) Ltd Good at its inspection on 7 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Totton) Ltd take?
Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Totton) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Totton) Ltd?
Totton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Totton) Ltd?
You can call 023 8086 6763 and visit steppingstones-nursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2782304 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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