Sessional pre-school in Churchend, Reading
Stepping Stones Pre-School
Meadway School, Dunsfold Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4NP · 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
Meadway School, Dunsfold Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4NP · More nurseries in RG30
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Church End Lane, Corwen Road and Ash Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Hardwick Road Play Area playground6 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 Reading there are about 3.6 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 Meadway School, Dunsfold Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4NP, in Churchend, Reading. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 1.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thames Valley School ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Avenue Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Churchend Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.2 miles
- Moorlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- St Michael's Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- Blagrave Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Meadow Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 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 Good at its inspection on 25 January 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 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Pre-School?
Tilehurst is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Pre-School?
You can call 0118 942 9492 and visit www.steppingstonestilehurst.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY275967 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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