Full-day nursery in Exning, Suffolk
Stepping Stones Pre-School
Rear of Exning CP, Oxford Street, Exning, NEWMARKET, CB8 7EW · 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 September 1995Reference 251670Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 13 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rear of Exning CP, Oxford Street, Exning, NEWMARKET, CB8 7EW · More nurseries in CB8
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including School and Memorial.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Suffolk there are about 3.5 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 full-day nursery at Rear of Exning CP, Oxford Street, Exning, NEWMARKET, CB8 7EW, in Exning, Suffolk. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Exning Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Laureate Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Paddocks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.4 miles
- Newmarket Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.6 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 September 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 55 children at any one time.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Pre-School?
You can call 01638 600079.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 251670 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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