Full-day nursery in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Stepping Stones Nursery
6-8 Braithwaite Road, Birmingham, B11 1LB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesExpected standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
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
6-8 Braithwaite Road, Birmingham, B11 1LB · More nurseries in B11
Stations
- Bordesley13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Small Heath18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Main Street, Auckland Road and Sampson Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Farm Park4 min walk
- Larches Green Park4 min walk
- Highgate Park8 min walk
- New Hope Community Park10 min walk
- Pickwick Park11 min walk
- Playground5 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 Birmingham there are about 3.8 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at 6-8 Braithwaite Road, Birmingham, B11 1LB, in Sparkbrook, Birmingham. It is registered for 50 children. It opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri. Its Ofsted report card (November 2025) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Stepping Stones Community Organisation Committee.
Run by Stepping Stones Community Organisation Committee (charity), which runs 2 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
- Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.1 miles
- Ladypool Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Calthorpe Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Gracelands Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Lift Montgomery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Conway Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 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 Nursery's opening hours?
Stepping Stones Nursery opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Stepping Stones Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Stepping Stones Nursery was inspected on 12 November 2025 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Stepping Stones Nursery take?
Stepping Stones Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Stepping Stones Nursery?
Stepping Stones Nursery is run by Stepping Stones Community Organisation Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Nursery?
Bordesley is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Nursery?
You can call 07886 820514.
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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 2776358 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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