About Us
Stepping Stones was founded in 1996 and has been under the same management ever since. Housed in two rooms within the Church of God of Prophecy in Kitto Road, we are able to cater for up to 29 children aged between 6 months and 5 years old. Our aims and objectives are:
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To provide high quality childcare provision for young children and their families.
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To enable parents to return to education or work, so that they improve their children’s life and get them out of poverty and depravation.
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To serve the local community, to promote racial equality and anti-discriminatory practice and inclusive provision.
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To ensure that all children have access to an appropriate broad curriculum, be considered as individuals, have their needs met, be given opportunities to become independent, and have access to all areas of the curriculum and provision (equality of opportunity).
- To reflect to the local and wider community and make all children and their families feel comfortable, welcome and included.
We are open from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday throughout the year except for bank holidays, one week at Easter, two weeks in August and seven working days at Christmas. The school day begins at 9.00 am and all children are expected to have arrived by this time.
We do not currently offer 'term time only' places, or half-day places, i.e. attendance is for full days throughout the year.
Our Montessori class caters for children aged two to five, and we also have a toddler unit for children aged 6 months upwards. The minimum age of entry to the toddler unit is 6 months. Children can join the main Montessori class from the age of two years. When a child reaches the age of 2 years and 2 months, they must either move to the Montessori Class or withdraw from the nursery, having given the required notice. Children may start at any time of the year, subject to the availability of places.
Our Ofsted reports can be found at ofsted.gov.uk (search URN 129056)
Contact Information
- Telephone
- 020 7277 6288
- Postal address
- Church of God of Prophecy, 39 Kitto Road, London SE14 5TW
- info@steppingstones.me.uk