Benmead Road, Kidlington · URN 2799668
According to Ofsted's inspection on 29 June 2026, Small Steps Pre-School in Benmead Road, Kidlington was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Report card — six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Benmead Road, Kidlington · OX5 2DA. Location from the Ofsted register.
On the Early Years Register.
Small Steps Pre-School in Benmead Road, Kidlington was last inspected on 29 June 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Small Steps Pre-School is registered for children aged 2 to 4.
Small Steps Pre-School is registered for up to 26 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Small Steps Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 30 July 2024. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2799668.
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