Stepping Stones Day Nursery

Stepping Stones Day Nursery is a wonderful nursery setting. My two boys have attended since they were 10 months old. The eldest is now attending school and the staff at Stepping Stones Day Nursery were pivotal in developing him. My youngest is nearly 4 and loves attending preschool. He has made great friends in both children and staff, is starting to write, learning maths, French, developing his speech as well as enjoying the enormous outside space the nursery has to offer. The staff are all friendly, welcoming and professional and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery to others.

Lovely nursery with nice caring staff. They have a great outdoor space and do lots of different activities with the children including French on a Wednesday. My little girl has been very happy there.

Our daughter loves going to this nursery - she's been there for a year and a half and over this time her development has flourished, particularly her communication, language, problem-solving, creativity and movement. She has a lovely bond with the nursery staff, whom are all extremely helpful, kind and professional and they facilitate great friendships and play with the other children that attend. They offer guidance and advice on your child's development and really care about the children - it's why we chose this nursery because it felt like a home. The nursery offers an excellent variety of indoor and outdoor activities and these are recorded daily on a portal for parents to view anytime, alongside the meals, sleep time and nappy changes. The play areas are well organised and equipped for each development stage and it has a great outdoor space, with a woodland at the back.

The nursery always put on lovely events during the year and they have a fantastic open door policy - the level of communication and involvement with parents is exceptional - I could not ask for more from a nursery for my daughter.

My son absolutely loves this nursery - we couldn’t be happier with him attending Stepping Stones.

All of the staff are friendly and obviously care a lot about the children. The activities are varied and interesting - and they get the opportunity to do so much.

I cannot rate this nursery enough my daughter has been going since she was 10 months old and has come along in leaps and bounds. Her new school have already complimented her manners and helpfulness and I think this is all down to Stepping Stones Day Nursery staff and how they encouraged her. As well as a childminding setting you are getting a full teaching team as well. Thank you for making my child a smart cookie and giving her lots of cuddles when she's needed it and I could not be there. It means so much to have people you trust looking after your child.

I cannot believe she will be leaving this Summer in preparation for school.

Thank you

The environment helps with good behaviour of the children as well.

My twin daughters have been at Stepping Stones for two years and have loved it. They are welcomed each morning by a friendly face and when it comes to home time they usually don't want to leave!

Each member of staff has been wonderful towards them and have really helped them to flourish in all aspects.

The girls key workers have really listened to what we (the parents) want for our children. They have even helped one daughter with her physio stretches!

Nothing was ever a problem for them. One daughter had a milk intolerance and they were very happy to adjust all meals to support that.

We couldn't have asked for a better nursery for our girls to start at.

Our daughter started at Stepping Stones just after her 2nd birthday and is now leaving to start school in a couple of weeks.

We chose the nursery as of all the visited, it seemed the most relaxed and loving environment which suited our needs. Other nurseries were closer to home but Stepping Stones seemed a much better fit for us.

Having joined as a shy and fairly quiet girl, she quickly gained confidence and has now thrived into a confident little pre-schooler and we feel she is definitely ready to take that next step in her education.

There has been a good range of activities and learning opportunities along the way, and although there has of course been a few staff changes over the time, she has always developed great relationships with all her carers.

Although she is now off to school, our son will be starting at Stepping Stones almost immediately, so we can't really give it a better recommendation than that.

My son started at Stepping Stones in January 2017 as part of his introduction to Pre School. As I am a nanny and have worked in nurseries I was apprehensive but the staff were just fantastic with him. When he started at 3 years and 3 months he was primarily non-verbal with a speech delay and used basic Makaton signs and singular words to express himself. He has been encouraged, supported and loved throughout his time and now has thrived to the point of being discharged from Speech and Language Therapy. I owe that to the amazing interaction and support of the Stepping Stones team. My boy ADORED his key person, we would often have to pretend to be her at home in order to play "pre school" on the days he didn't attend.

I cannot praise the staff enough, it is very sad that we have had to move on and I know that the girls will be missed.

My daughters have been at Stepping Stones for the last 6 years. We chose the nursery as we liked the close knit, homely feel of the nursery and we were also impressed with the extensive outdoor space.

The staff throughout our time at Stepping Stones have been great and provided a caring, nurturing environment for the children. Both my girls have learned so much since being at nursery and it has given them a great head start for school.

I would thoroughly recommend the nursery and we will be sad to leave.

I've had one or both of my children at Stepping Stones for the last 4 and a half years. The level of care they have received throughout has been outstanding. As a reasonably small setting, it has a homely feel and every member of staff knows every child.

As well as great staff, Stepping Stones benefit from fantastic outdoor space, which the children love spending time in! The nutritious meals provided by their chef have also always been very well received by my children!

We moved house 3 years ago, further away from the nursery but continued to send our eldest there and when the time came our youngest too because of how confident we felt leaving our children in their care.

When our eldest left to start school, she did so very well and was prepared for the learning ahead of her and now our youngest is about to do the same. We will miss the nursery and the staff terribly but we can leave them safe in the knowledge that by sending them both to Stepping Stones we have given them the best possible start.

My Daughter has been at Stepping Stones since she was 11 months old and will be leaving after nearly 4 years. Stepping Stones has been a fantastic nursery for her and I would recommend Stepping Stones to anyone. She has had stability from the staff who are very kind and supportive, some who have supported her throughout the whole period and whom she has created a real bond with. The staff are friendly and really have helped my daughter to learn in many areas, including French. The nursery has been developed over time to create excellent nursery and pre-school buildings which create a safe environment for the children. The food provided is healthy and lots of variety is provided. The outside play area is excellent. Overall, Stepping Stones is a great place for children to be.

Finally, the menu is great and the chef has been more than happy to cater for allergies and diet preferences. Overall I know he is very happy and well looked after at Stepping Stones so would definitely recommend it.

He now comes home so happy every day.

We wish we weren't temporarily leaving the area, otherwise, we'd stay at this nursery.

After moving to the area a year ago and my son not being in childcare for a year prior, I was looking for a small, friendly nursery, but one that would still offer everything that a larger one could. Since my son started at Stepping Stones, I have not been disappointed. My son was a little apprehensive when he first started, but they soon made him feel at home. I can honestly say in the last twelve months we have watched him flourish. He has learnt so much and has become a very articulate little boy, who's made some great friends. I would recommend Stepping Stones to anyone. The staff make every drop off easy and they provide healthy food every day and a great variety throughout the year. The lessons help children to learn the educational bits but also teach self-confidence and how to respect other children. A great all round nursery, with great facilities inside, an amazing outdoor space and brilliant staff. Well done Stepping Stones.

I would highly recommend Stepping Stones Day Nursery to every parent and have already done so to my friends. My daughter settled in very quickly and loves to go to nursery every morning.

I appreciate the structured education provided and daily activities recorded and published to parents on a timely basis. In addition, the staff are professional and supportive, they give my daughter enough attention/cuddles and also encourage her being independent to make sure she is happy and confident. My daughter always has balanced meal/snack and enough sleep during the day in the nursery so when she gets home, she is still happy and playful (it's not uncommon to see my friends complaining their children getting stressed/exhausted after getting home so very difficult to stick to the routine). I feel quite lucky that we never have this issue with her. Also, the French lessons, spacious garden and separate sleeping room are all making Stepping Stones outstanding to others.

Thanks Stepping Stones!

My daughter had a lovely time at Stepping Stones Day Nursery. She found it hard to adjust at first as she was only coming one day a week but the staff were very attentive and always gave her extra attention to make sure she was happy. She made lots of friends and talked about her teachers a lot.