Full-day nursery in Coventry
Stepping Stones Nursery
12 Stoney Road, COVENTRY, CV1 2NP · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2006Reference EY321490Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 November 2018Food 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
12 Stoney Road, COVENTRY, CV1 2NP · More nurseries in CV1
Stations
- Coventry5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Cheylesmore House, Manor Road and Quinton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Greyfriars Green5 min walk
- Manor Yard6 min walk
- Top Green Park9 min walk
- Spencer Park10 min walk
- Edible Garden12 min walk
- Playground7 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 Coventry there are about 4.7 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at 12 Stoney Road, COVENTRY, CV1 2NP, in Coventry. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 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
- King Henry VIII School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St Osburg's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Manor Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Spon Gate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Southfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.9 miles
- Earlsdon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Gosford Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 0.9 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 24 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Nursery take?
Stepping Stones Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Nursery?
Coventry is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Nursery?
You can call 024 7622 2287 and visit www.steppingstonescoventry.co.uk.
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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 EY321490 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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