Stepping Stones Preschool
Ofsted: GoodNursery
Teachers Way, Hardley, Southampton, SO45 2QG
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
24 children
Key details
Capacity
24 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Stepping Stones Preschool was inspected by Ofsted on 11 July 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Staff give children a warm welcome as they arrive at the pre-school. Children happily wave goodbye as they confidently leave their parents and settle quickly. Staff know the children extremely well."
Key strengths
- Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well.
- Leaders have begun to develop a new curriculum that, overall, is well designed to promote children's progress from their starting points.
- Leaders and staff support children's communication and language skills effectively.
- Staff provide children with opportunities to make choices as part of the daily routine.
- Staff support children's physical development well.
Areas for improvement
- embed the new curriculum, strengthening staff's understanding of the curriculum intent, so that their teaching is more consistently focused on what they want…
- strengthen the daily routine so disruptions to children's play and learning are minimised.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
Teachers Way, Hardley, Southampton, SO45 2QG
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