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Top Chapel Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jan 2023)
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3.8(8 parent reviews)
·Top Chapel Elliot Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8DR · Wigan
Number of places
84 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Wigan

About this day nursery

Top Chapel Day Nursery offers flexible, high-quality childcare for children aged 0-8 years in a nurturing and inclusive environment. This family-run establishment, which opened in October 2020, is situated in a beautifully restored chapel in Tyldesley, Manchester, with convenient access to public transport and parking.

The nursery prides itself on fostering imagination through play, providing natural and authentic resources instead of pre-constructed plastic toys, echoing Albert Einstein's sentiment about the power of imagination. They cater to various needs with full and part-time places, offering both breakfast and after-school clubs, as well as a holiday club.

The nursery also provides free settling-in sessions and offers discounts for second children, NHS, and emergency services staff. With a team of highly qualified and experienced nursery nurses and teachers, Top Chapel Day Nursery focuses on learning through nurture and play to develop skills within the foundation phase, all within spacious, purposely designed rooms and a large natural outdoor play area, ensuring a secure environment with 24-hour CCTV.

Our ethos

Top Chapel Day Nursery prides itself on fostering imagination through play, providing natural and authentic resources instead of pre-constructed plastic toys, echoing Albert Einstein's sentiment about the power of imagination. They focus on learning through nurture and play to develop skills within the foundation phase.

What it's like

Children are warmly welcomed into this exceptional nursery, greeting staff with smiles and hugs. Stimulating learning environments are skilfully set up to extend children's individual learning objectives and specific interests, leading to rapid progress for all, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff prioritise children's emotional development, using yoga and stories to help them feel calm and regulate their feelings, ensuring immense confidence as they play.

Family-runNatural resources for playOffers breakfast, after-school, and holiday clubsFlexible childcare optionsDiscounts available

Pricing & funding

The nursery offers weekly and monthly full-time rates, alongside mid-day sessions, early bird slots, and school drop-off services. Out-of-school options include after-school and holiday clubs for children aged five and over. Funded meals are billed separately for three and four-year-olds.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • A 10% discount is available for a second child.
  • A 10% discount is available for NHS and Emergency services staff.
  • Term-time only places are available.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 7:30 - 18:00 (Closed on weekends and bank holidays)

Session types

Full-time, Part-time, Early Birds, Mid-day sessions, After-school club, Holiday club

Age range

0-8 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Top Chapel Day Nursery

Last inspected 12 January 2023 · Sharon Walton

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children are warmly welcomed into this exceptional nursery, greeting staff with smiles and hugs. Stimulating learning environments are skilfully set up to extend children's individual learning objectives and specific interests, leading to rapid progress for all, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff prioritise children's emotional development, using yoga and stories to help them feel calm and regulate their feelings, ensuring immense confidence as they play.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are motivated to learn and make rapid progress from their starting points.
  • Children show immense confidence as they play and quickly settle and understand daily routines.
  • Children’s communication and language skills are promoted exceptionally well, with many opportunities to learn new vocabulary.
  • Opportunities for children to do things for themselves are plentiful, fostering independence.
  • The experienced special educational needs coordinator has high aspirations for all children and works closely with families and professionals to ensure excellent progress.
Inspection #10263162 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents truly value this support. They tell the inspector how resources and information shared has helped them with their parenting skills.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are motivated to learn and make rapid progress. The experienced special educational needs coordinator has high aspirations for all children at this inclusive setting. She works closely with children and their families, key people and other professionals, focused on ensuring children have the best possible support and outcomes.

Outdoor space

Children are developing early mathematical skills as they count down to five before they descend down the slide in the garden. Staff teach children to safely and confidently use a rope to pull themselves up onto the top of the slide, and children giggle in excitement as they run and jump around the garden on a dragon hunt. These activities help to develop their core strength.

Parent Reviews of Top Chapel Day Nursery

3.8
(8)
Sian Kelly
4 years ago

My children attend Top Chapel Day Nursery and it is absolutely amazing. The managers are so very professional and I cannot fault them at all. They have worked very closely with me in making sure my children are welcome. I feel my children are in safe hands and the staff are amazing too. I couldn't recommend this nursery enough. Even though we have not been able to enter the setting due to covid I feel the managers have put me at ease and I have built a lovely relationship with them and are always there to help if needed.

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Ben W
2 years ago

Great nursery. Our little one loves top chapel, from the moment he started the baby room team have been great with his development and the facilities are great. The communication is really good verbally and through my childs development journal, They use the Famly app which is good for keeping up with his day while we are at work to check what activities he has done, nap times etc The room is always spotless with activities happening throughout the day which my son loves My other children have been in the pre school room(which is a big spacious room) throughout the summer and thouroughly enjoyed the days they were in couldnt recommend the nursery enough, also rated Outstanding which is was also one of the deciding factors

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tinu isaac
4 years ago

UPDATE SEPT 2021 Further to my last review, I had cause to contact Ofsted about senior management and some of the nursery's procedures (namely around invoicing and dealing with complaints), which I have found extremely frustrating and upsetting. Ofsted deemed my experience with Top Chapel Day Nursery as very concerning. A particular matter was concluded rather than resolved as the Area Manager/Owner failed to apologise for poor implementation of procedures and rude conduct. The level of care also appears to have dropped (such as soiled nappies and unexplained bumps to the head). As we can no longer trust senior management and our oldest has started school we chose to withdraw our youngest child from the nursery and would like to express our thanks to the keyworkers for their individual care and hard work. ...... AUGUST 2021 Keyworkers in Toddlers and Pre-school rooms are AMAZING experienced individuals who contributed to our children settling very quickly. They take on feedback and are eager to know the children's interests so that they can build upon this in their care. They have provided a home from home, engaging, fun and safe experience for our children. Thankfully staff who work more with the children are the opposite of senior management. Our experience of management has been very frustrating at times. Areas for development are definitely in the areas of communication, change management and management structure. Senior managers lack basic customer service, respect and professionalism. Simple requests are sometimes problematic. Examples of taking responsibility, showing empathy, understanding and good listening & communication should be demonstrated from the top down. In summary 5 stars for keyworkers, 1 star for senior management .... .

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Michelle Clayton
3 years ago

We recently went to view top chapel day nursery.. when buzzed in the security gate we entered the security gate and were met in the "reception" area...We were ar no pointvasked to sighn in on the visitors book!!! That can't be right surely!. When initially walking in the smell of soiled nappies together with stifling heat and total chaos was overwhelming but decided to carry on the visit...the first room (babies) was empty there were only 1 in attendance who had been taken in the next room with approx 10 older children 1 to 2 yrs old approx and 2 staff we conversed and viewed over a gate beween the 2 rooms.. The second room we peered through a window at im assuming two to three yr olds it looked like chaos and mayhem.. very unorganised and messy. Next we went down a very steep set of stairs..(no safety gate in place). To the last room with im guessing 3to 4yr olds..3adults present with approx 15 children.. again very messy with 1 child shoving small pieces of lego in his mouth whilst unattended.. The children are to take their own welies to play out in..which were all left outside to get ruined.. surely they should be taken inside after use.. Overall verdict..badly run....children doing as they please...not safe..could do with a deep clean.. no thanyou.. for the price you are going to be paying i would rather give up work... definitely avoid this one

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Ada Winczewska
4 years ago

Highly recommend, staff members are very welcoming and professional, management team very helpful and always happy to answer all my questions. Wouldn't go anywhere else!

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Inspection history

Date: January 2023

  • February 2023Outstanding
  • January 2023Outstanding

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