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Stepping Stones Nursery School in London

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Sept 2025)
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5.0(14 parent reviews)
·7 Gayford Road, LONDON, W12 9BY · Hammersmith and Fulham
Number of places
89 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham

About this day nursery

Stepping Stones Nursery School, located in the Stamford Brook area of London, W12 9BY, provides an outstanding early years experience for children aged 2 to 4. Registered in 2012, this full day care setting is open for 46 weeks of the year, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

The nursery prides itself on an enriching and ambitious curriculum, focusing on developing children into happy and confident learners. Staff are highly skilled and adapt their teaching methods to individual needs, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make excellent progress.

The nursery fosters an inclusive culture where children a deeply immersed in the world of books, exploring diverse cultures and expanding their understanding of the world around them. Children are encouraged to be independent, well-mannered, and kind, with a strong understanding of behaviour expectations.

The team comprises 16 members of staff, with 13 holding Level 3 or above early years qualifications, providing a rich and supportive learning environment.

What it's like

Children are happy and confident learners who thrive at this nurturing nursery. Staff create an enriching and ambitious curriculum with the vision that all children will reach their full potential. They share a deeply inclusive culture that enables every child, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be at the heart of all activities. Highly skilled staff react to children's needs and adapt their teaching methods accordingly. All children make excellent progress.

Outstanding provisionAmbitious curriculumSkilled staffInclusive environmentBook-richStrong progress

Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Stepping Stones Nursery School

Last inspected 19 September 2025

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and confident learners who thrive at this nurturing nursery. Staff create an enriching and ambitious curriculum with the vision that all children will reach their full potential. They share a deeply inclusive culture that enables every child, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be at the heart of all activities. Highly skilled staff react to children's needs and adapt their teaching methods accordingly. All children make excellent progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and confident learners who thrive at this nurturing nursery.
  • Staff create an enriching and ambitious curriculum with the vision that all children will reach their full potential.
  • The provision has a deeply inclusive culture that enables every child, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be at the heart of all activities.
  • Highly skilled staff react to children's needs and adapt their teaching methods accordingly.
  • All children make excellent progress.
  • Staff support children across the nursery to be immersed in the world of books.
  • Staff celebrate the unique and diverse backgrounds of all children.
  • Children feel proud to share their experiences and achievements at home and in the nursery.
  • Staff give children responsibilities and encourage them to be highly independent.
  • Children are well mannered and kind.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
  • There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Inspection #10398938 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The nursery has a deeply inclusive culture that enables every child, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be at the heart of all activities. Highly skilled staff react to children's needs and adapt their teaching methods accordingly, making sure all children make excellent progress. Staff monitor all children's progress meticulously and build strong links with external agencies for additional support. Leaders ensure staff are trained in targeted interventions, such as using Makaton and visual aids, to promote communication skills and ensure children with SEND are confident and able to access the curriculum in its entirety.

Outdoor space

Children feel excited to learn to throw, catch and roll balls at the local park. They crawl through tunnels and negotiate space with others, building physical strength and coordination.

Parent Reviews of Stepping Stones Nursery School

5.0
(14)
Claire Green
8 years ago

Amazing nursery. My son spent two years here and happily skipped in every day. The warmth, dedication and commitment of the staff was fantastic. Bryony is an enthusiastic and inspirational head/owner and continually looks to improve and enhance the Stepping Stones experience for the children with new activities and lessons. I highly recommend this nursery. It's a warm, happy place and prepares children perfectly for the transition to 'big' school.

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Anushé Low
8 years ago

I cannot recommend Stepping Stones Nursery W12 enough!! Both my children (now 9 years old and 4 years old) attended this amazing nursery and I truly believe it has given them the absolute best start in life. Bryony is an inspirational head teacher and all her staff are equally kind, warm, well-trained and very professional - all the things that matter for the well-being and security of our little ones. I actually cried when my son left this amazing environment to go to 'big school'. Thank you Stepping Stones for giving my children a wonderful environment for playing and learning in those precious early years of their lives :)

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Emma Betts
4 years ago

We absolutely adored Stepping Stones for our son and couldn't recommend it more highly - he joyfully skipped into nursery every day and always came back with a huge smile on his face. The staff are extremely diligent, and the whole place has a very warm and friendly atmosphere; everything you would want and more. As with others, I agree that it provides the perfect 'stepping stone' to big school, and Bryony also offers great advice on school options in the area.

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Miranda Boal
8 years ago

Both my children have "graduated" from Stepping Stones and having just left and progressed to primary school, we are sad to have gone and miss all the fabulous staff and the overall atmosphere. It is a wonderful nursery - warm, nurturing (a little crowded at times) and the staff are very committed to providing a happy and fun environment for the children to start their education and make friends. Bryony and all the staff are also very supportive with helping with the school applications and transition to big school and it's a slick and well organised system.

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Victoria Biggs
8 years ago

All three of my children went to Stepping Stones from the age of two until they started school and I cannot speak highly enough about the care they received. Thanks to this care and the wonderful teachers, my children were confident, sociable and well equipped for primary school. The environment at Stepping Stones is warm, secure and friendly. The children not only had a head start with letters, numbers and colours, they also experienced outings to the post office, bakery, life boats and the local park. They developed their love of art, craft, singing and imaginative play. They enjoyed learning yoga and French in after school clubs and the highlight of the year was the whole school nativity play. Bryony is a wonderful head teacher, she knows every child and parent by name and I trusted her and her kind, brilliant teachers with my children over an eight year period. I couldn't have picked a better pre-school.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2013

  • September 2025Outstanding
  • November 2019Outstanding
  • January 2013Outstanding

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