Sessional pre-school in Lee Chapel South, Essex
Stepping Stones Pre-School
Lee Chapel South Community Hall, Kibcaps, The Knares, BASILDON, SS16 5RX · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lee Chapel South Community Hall, Kibcaps, The Knares, BASILDON, SS16 5RX · More nurseries in SS16
Stations
- Basildon13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Laindon23 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Castlemayne, Botelers and Rantree Fold.
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Gregorie Park4 min walk
- Willow Park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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.
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Stepping Stones Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Lee Chapel South Community Hall, Kibcaps, The Knares, BASILDON, SS16 5RX, in Lee Chapel South, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Chapel Hill NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Basildon Hospital Day Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| St. Paul's Pre-school (Basildon) LtdSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Funhouse Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Club Kingswood NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kinder Kidz Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lee Chapel Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 4–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Janet Duke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Ghyllgrove Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
- The Phoenix Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.0 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 29 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 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Pre-School?
Basildon is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 402243 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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