Sessional pre-school in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Stepping Stones Playgroup
10 Station Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1RE · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
10 Station Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1RE · More nurseries in TN40
Stations
- Bexhill4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Collington18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Eversley Road, Railway Station and Town Hall Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Egerton Park8 min walk
- Manor Gardens8 min walk
- Bexhill Down11 min walk
- Barrack Hall Play Area playground9 min walk
- Play-Zone playground11 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 East Sussex there are about 3.2 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 Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at 10 Station Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1RE, in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | 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
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Chantry Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- King Offa Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- St Mary's School and 6th Form College ages 5–19Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Glyne Gap School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Pebsham Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Stepping Stones Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Playgroup Good at its inspection on 17 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Playgroup take?
Stepping Stones Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Playgroup?
Bexhill is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Playgroup?
You can call 01424 215455.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 511221 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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