Sessional pre-school in Sapcote, Leicestershire
Stepping Stones Pre School
The Methodist Church Hall, Leicester Road, Sapcote, Leicester, LE9 4JE · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 1993Reference 226466Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 21 March 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
The Methodist Church Hall, Leicester Road, Sapcote, Leicester, LE9 4JE · More nurseries in LE9
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including New Walk, Pougher Close and The Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 Leicestershire 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 Pre School is a sessional pre-school at The Methodist Church Hall, Leicester Road, Sapcote, Leicester, LE9 4JE, in Sapcote, Leicestershire. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Stepping Stones Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Manorfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Sharnford Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Croft Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.8 miles
- Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.8 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 Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stepping Stones Pre School Good at its inspection on 13 May 2022, 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 28 children at any one time.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 226466 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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