Full-day nursery in Lower Studley, Wiltshire
Stepping Stones
Longfield Children's Centre, Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 7HE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–15:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Longfield Children's Centre, Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 7HE · More nurseries in BA14
Stations
- Trowbridge18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Oasis School, Longfield Community Centre and Dursley Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Biss Meadows Country Park6 min walk
- The Park9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Woodpecker Meadows playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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 Wiltshire there are about 2.6 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 is a full-day nursery at Longfield Children's Centre, Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 7HE, in Lower Studley, Wiltshire. It is registered for 24 children. It opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Stepping StonesThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Willowbrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Holbrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Newtown Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- The Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.8 miles
- Paxcroft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Castle Mead School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 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 are Stepping Stones's opening hours?
Stepping Stones opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Stepping Stones's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Outstanding at its inspection on 18 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones take?
Stepping Stones is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones?
Trowbridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones?
You can call 01225 350004 and visit www.steppingstonestrowbridge.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY410582 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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