Full-day nursery in Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Stepping Stones Pre-school
Melton Community Centre, Cross Street, KETTERING, NN16 9DH · 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
Melton Community Centre, Cross Street, KETTERING, NN16 9DH · More nurseries in NN16
Stations
- Kettering21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Stanier Close, Dryden Street and Charles Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grafton Street Park3 min walk
- Rockingham Road Park8 min walk
- Pocket Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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 North Northamptonshire 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 Melton Community Centre, Cross Street, KETTERING, NN16 9DH, in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.1 miles
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Ronald Tree Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Kettering Buccleuch Academy All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Brambleside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 11 July 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 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stepping Stones Pre-school?
Kettering is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stepping Stones Pre-school?
You can call 07523 974286 and visit steppingstoneskettering.co.uk.
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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 EY390463 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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