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Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)

ST AUSTELL, Cornwall · PL25 3AG

Inspected by Ofsted on 12 April 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY489461
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Registered since
7 July 2015
Local authority
Cornwall

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

ST AUSTELL, Cornwall · PL25 3AG. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 16 August 2017 inspection Good

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Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) in ST AUSTELL, Cornwall was last inspected on 12 April 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) has been registered with Ofsted since 7 July 2015. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY489461.

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