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Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Out of School Club

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
·York Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9EB · North Yorkshire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
North Yorkshire

About this day nursery

Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Out of School Club in York offers a warm and engaging environment where children aged 0-9 years arrive eager and ready to learn. The dedicated staff team fosters strong bonds with the children, ensuring they feel secure and safe throughout their day.

Children are motivated and curious, eagerly participating in a wide range of activities. Older children develop their early literacy and mathematical skills as they make marks and practice writing in many areas of the nursery, including outdoors.

They also develop fine motor skills and confidently ask for assistance when needed, benefiting from the positive involvement of staff in their play. Babies are encouraged to investigate sensory toys, promoting their early exploration and development.

What it's like

Children arrive at the setting eager and ready to learn, forming strong bonds with staff and feeling secure and safe. They are motivated and curious, eagerly joining in activities and developing their own ideas, such as testing a cardboard boat's buoyancy. Babies investigate sensory toys, while older children develop early literacy and mathematical skills and fine-motor skills, confidently asking for assistance and enjoying staff's positive involvement in their play.

Strong bonds with staffMotivated and curious learnersFocus on communication and languageOutdoor play and learningHealthy lifestyles promoted

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Stepping Stones Day Nursery & Out of School Club

Last inspected 31 January 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at the setting eager and ready to learn, forming strong bonds with staff and feeling secure and safe. They are motivated and curious, eagerly joining in activities and developing their own ideas, such as testing a cardboard boat's buoyancy. Babies investigate sensory toys, while older children develop early literacy and mathematical skills and fine-motor skills, confidently asking for assistance and enjoying staff's positive involvement in their play.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager has developed a curriculum that focuses on promoting children's communication and language, and independence.
  • The staff team works closely with parents and professionals to ensure that all children's individual needs are fully met, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Staff provide opportunities to help promote children's communication and language skills through songs, rhymes, and interactive conversations.
  • Children are busy, demonstrating sustained periods of concentration and good behaviour.
  • Staff promote healthy lifestyles, providing nutritious meals, opportunities for fresh air and exercise, and teaching hygiene routines.

Areas to develop

  • 1persevere with efforts to establish effective working partnerships with other early years settings that children also attend, to ensure that all opportunities to support children's ongoing progress are fully used
  • 2enhance opportunities for children to learn about cultures, traditions and different ways of life beyond their own.
Inspection #10267417 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The staff team works closely with parents and professionals to ensure that all children's individual needs are fully met. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff create accurate targets, providing the right level of challenge for children.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from lots of fresh air and exercise, and enjoy energetic play outdoors. They make marks and practise writing in many different areas of the nursery, including outside.

Inspection history

Date: May 2011

  • January 2023Good
  • January 2018Good
  • February 2014Good
  • May 2011Good

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