Sessional pre-school in Canterbury, Kent
Stepping Stones Pre-School
Kendall Hall, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury, CT1 3JN · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kendall Hall, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury, CT1 3JN · More nurseries in CT1
Stations
- Canterbury East8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Canterbury West20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
36 bus stops within 400 m, including Health Centre, Prospect Place and Waitrose.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Mary Bredin1 min walk
- Dane John Gardens5 min walk
- Martyrs' Field Memorial8 min walk
- Garden of St Mary de Castro8 min walk
- north holmes campus11 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 Kent 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 Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Kendall Hall, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury, CT1 3JN, in Canterbury, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Nicholas' School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- The Canterbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.0 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.3 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 Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 30 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stepping Stones Pre-School take?
Stepping Stones Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Pre-School?
Canterbury East is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Pre-School?
You can call 07980 492024 and visit www.steppingstonescanterbury.org.uk.
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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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 127645 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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