Sessional pre-school in Popley, Hampshire
Tiny Steps Pre School
40-44 Bermuda Close, Basingstoke, RG24 9PE · 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 December 2019Reference 2564338Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 November 2024Food 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
40-44 Bermuda Close, Basingstoke, RG24 9PE · More nurseries in RG24
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Tobago Close, Carpenters Down and Montserrat Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Vyne Estate5 min walk
- Tewkesbury Close Open Space9 min walk
- Chineham Park10 min walk
- Bottom Park (Big) playground2 min walk
- Bottom Park (Small) playground3 min walk
- Playground5 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 Hampshire there are about 2.7 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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Tiny Steps Pre School is a sessional pre-school at 40-44 Bermuda Close, Basingstoke, RG24 9PE, in Popley, Hampshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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| Tiny Steps 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.
- All nurseries in Popley5
- All nurseries in Hampshire572
- All nurseries in RG2416
- Nurseries near Basingstoke station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Marnel Community Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Marnel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Chiltern Way Academy Austen ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Merton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Merton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- South View Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- South View Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 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 Tiny Steps Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiny Steps Pre School Good at its inspection on 27 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiny Steps Pre School take?
Tiny Steps Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tiny Steps Pre School?
Basingstoke is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiny Steps Pre School?
You can call 07936 300446 and visit www.tinystepspre-school.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2564338 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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