Cadeby Lane Stepping Stones

A small playground stage, woodland exploration and lettuces grown for sandwiches give Cadeby Lane Stepping Stones a practical, outdoors-minded character. At its July 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged the provision Good and safeguarding effective. Children had opportunities to choose, create and take responsibility.

The setting has 26 places in total, at St Peters Primary School in Market Bosworth. In July 2025, it operated independently within the school grounds and catered for children aged 2 to 11; that age range describes the children covered at that visit.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care: play supports learning alongside everyday routines. In July 2025, children chose instruments and music for performances on the playground's small stage, giving them a say in their activities and an audience for their ideas.

Outdoors, woodland bug searches combined close observation with gathering natural materials for pictures. Growing lettuce and using the harvest in sandwiches connected caring for plants with preparing food. These were concrete experiences children could explore for themselves.

Physical play included beams raised progressively to increase the balancing challenge, large climbing equipment and tunnels. Stories used objects to draw children into the narrative, while songs and rhyming games gave them opportunities to play with language.

At the July 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, progressed well, with staff using initial assessments and parental information to identify learning gaps and enlist other professionals.

In July 2025, children sought reassurance from familiar staff, who encouraged sharing and offered gentle reminders about behaviour. Washing up after snacks and putting resources away gave older children practical responsibilities. Parents received spoken and written updates, newsletters and meetings, with information about learning topics helping them continue activities at home.

The teaching limitation mattered too. In July 2025, staff sometimes missed opportunities to develop children's creative ideas and extend existing knowledge, leaving the level of challenge uneven.

The address is St Peters Primary School, Station Road, Market Bosworth, CV13 0NP. In July 2025, opening hours were 8.45am to 2.45pm, Monday to Friday, during term time, and the setting provided funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds.

Sharing school grounds does not guarantee a Reception place. Families still need to use the local authority admissions process.

• Challenge during play. In July 2025, staff did not consistently extend children's ideas and knowledge. Ask how practitioners now develop a child's chosen activity when they are ready for more.
• Attendance and costs. The July 2025 opening pattern was term-time daytime provision. What attendance arrangements and funded-hours terms would apply to your child, and what would the current written quotation include?
• School-site expectations. The setting operated independently from St Peters Primary School in July 2025. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as separate decisions.

Cadeby Lane Stepping Stones suits families drawn to practical outdoor learning, child-led creativity and growing independence. Its July 2025 account combines woodland exploration and hands-on food growing with supportive relationships. The main qualification is the uneven challenge during play: extending children's ideas deserves as much attention as providing engaging activities.