Opening hours
7:30am-6pm
Stepping Stones Day Nursery in Pershore
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2023)
Number of places
35 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2023
Local authority
Worcestershire
About this day nursery
Stepping Stones Day Nursery in Pershore is a warm, inclusive, and family-centred early education provider for children aged 0-5 years. The day nursery focuses on fostering strong relationships and a nurturing environment, with a curriculum designed to celebrate curiosity, independence, and real-life learning experiences.
Operating as a "home-from-home," Stepping Stones aims to make children feel safe, loved, and excited to learn. The nursery prides itself on a small, experienced staff team dedicated to providing high-quality care and education, helping children develop and prepare for school.
Their vision emphasises cultivating confidence, curiosity, independence, resilience, a love of learning, and strong early literacy and maths skills. Learning at Stepping Stones is promoted through child-led play, explicit teaching, shared thinking, modelling, scaffolding, and daily outdoor activities.
The curriculum, which is child-centred, play-based, communication-rich, inclusive, and experience-led, follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Birth to Five Matters, adapting to each child's unique needs and interests. The nursery is open for 51 weeks a year, offering full and half-day sessions, and actively accepts various government funding options, aiming to be a flexible and supportive stepping stone in each child's development.
Our ethos
Stepping Stones Day Nursery's pedagogical approach is child-centred, play-based, and experience-led, following the EYFS and Birth to Five Matters frameworks. They aim to foster curiosity, independence, resilience, and a love of learning through a "home-from-home" environment that celebrates real-life learning experiences and outdoor activities.
What it's like
Leaders have made significant improvements since the last inspection. Relationships between staff and children are warm and nurturing. Children settle well into the nursery and seek out comfort when they want it.
Family-centred nurseryPlay-based curriculumEYFS and Birth to Five Matters
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Age range
0-5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full day, Half day
Registered with Ofsted
2022
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Stepping Stones Day Nursery
Last inspected 27 September 2023 · Katherine Wilson
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Leaders have made significant improvements since the last inspection. Relationships between staff and children are warm and nurturing. Children settle well into the nursery and seek out comfort when they want it.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have made significant improvements since the last inspection.
- Children demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning and are curious learners.
- Staff use assessments effectively to identify what children need to learn next.
- Children learn about the world around them, different cultural festivals, and are taken on regular trips.
- Staff place a high priority on developing children's communication and language skills and support children who speak English as an additional language.
Areas to develop
- 1provide children with consistent and clear explanations of behaviour expectations to enable them to fully understand the consequences that their actions may have on themselves or others
- 2support less-confident staff to enhance their teaching techniques to help all children remain highly engaged in their learning.
Inspection #10293966 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
"Parents say that they feel more informed about their child's development."
"Parents have regular updates about what their child is working towards."
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff swiftly act on any concerns with children's development and promptly share this information with parents. The special educational needs coordinator provides regular updates to parents and other professionals. This ensures that children access the right support to help them make expected progress.
Outdoor space
Children explore the garden as they find different insects in the mud. They also put on their coats to go out in the garden.
Google Reviews of Stepping Stones Day Nursery
5.0
(2 Google reviews)
Elizabeth Davis
a year ago
My son has been going to stepping stones since sept 24, after a big move, he was very clingy and I was always worried about returning to work after mat leave, the staff made us feel very welcome and completely understood, my son settled in well after a few sessions which were difficult for both of us but the staff were so supportive, my son will happily go in to nursery, and there are plenty of activities and toys to play with, I love the app that keeps me well informed of his daily activities, his sleep pattern and his meals, it’s also full of pictures taken throughout the day and milestones that he’s achieved which I love! Chelsea and the other staff members have made us feel like extended family, I’m so lucky to have found them!
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Frommetoyou
a year ago
Professional friendly staff, grounds are well kept, very good at meeting parents needs for childcare and have a brilliant app for parent updates.
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023
Date: April 2023
- September 2023Good
- April 2023Inadequate
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