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Rated Outstanding 2022


Registered Charity 1033539

Thank you
We are very grateful to all the companies and Grant Awarding Bodies for all their support, services and grants. We appreciate it more than you know.






Birkett Long Solicitors - Divorce and Family Law team recently donated several wonderful items to our group including a lovely new fish tank, Glitter Ball for our sensory room and several other super activity items which are all very much appreciated and loved by the children. Thank you for coming to visit and. thank you so much for your support.



Premier Signs & Displays Ltd
We are very grateful to Premier Signs for their continued support with signs for our nursery and artwork on our minibus.

IGI Insurance - Innovation, genuine and integrity. Those are IGI’s core values, to which we are proud to be held accountable. At IGI, we also believe all profitable companies have a responsibility to give back to the community and economy. Our annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) budget supports a wide array of areas for the betterment of society and communities. These range from supporting initiatives around gender equality in the workplace, projects to help underprivileged children around the world, cancer research, education scholarships and others.
Like Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group, IGI believes in taking small steps to create better lives. IGI is happy to be supporting Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group and its important work of improving the lives of children.

CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP
CCG - Health Grant
A big thank you to the CCG for your donation back in April 2020. This Grant is to help support children who have speech delays and communication and sensory difficulties. It will enable us to provide resources to meet the children's individual needs as well as ongoing key worker support. We are very grateful our service has been recognised for the support we give the health service.

Global's Make Some Noise -
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve been
awarded a grant from Global's Make Some Noise and DCMS funding. This money will help our charity to continue to provide quality care and to be able to sustain a high ratio of key workers to support the children attending Stepping Stones. Thank you! #CommunitiesCan
Global’s Make Some Noise launched an Emergency Appeal in June to raise money for small charities and community projects across the country that are helping those hit hardest by coronavirus. The funding from Global’s Make Some Noise is part of the Government’s Community Match
Scheme, to support small charities across England that are helping those experiencing grief, poverty, domestic abuse, loneliness, illness and mental health problems and other communities in need.

Colchester Catalyst Charity -
Seeks to help caring groups that
provide services to people with medical conditions or disabilities living in the CO post code. We are extremely grateful for the continued support we receive from the Catalyst Charity. They have contributed to the funding of our Summer Respite club which provides respite for children with additional needs and their families.
We are very grateful to the following Grant Awarding Foundations for awarding us grants enabling us to continue to support our children and families:
BBC Children In Need
The Catalyst Charity
Essex Community Foundation
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
Morrisons' Foundation
The Tudwick Foundation
Grassroot Charity
King Cole Kittens

© 2017 Stepping Stones Play and Learn. Registered Charity 1033539.
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group,
Wilson Marriage Centre,
Barrack St, Colchester CO1 2LR
01206 860467

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