Nursery Advice
Claim Your Nursery

Top Tots Day Nursery Fort Purbrook

Ofsted: Good
(May 2023)
·Fort Purbrook, Peter Ashley Lane, Portsmouth, PO6 1BJ · Hampshire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Top Tots Day Nursery, located within Fort Purbrook, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children. The nursery boasts expansive outdoor facilities, encouraging children to explore, imagine, and engage with nature in various weather conditions.

It provides a safe and joyful setting that blends the comfort of home with the stimulating, educational, and social advantages of a group setting. The nursery accommodates three age groups: babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, with each room thoughtfully designed and equipped with resources that spark curiosity and creativity.

The curriculum is challenging, broad, and high-quality, emphasising learning through play and catering to children's individual interests, fostering high aspirations. The dedicated staff, including highly qualified professionals and apprentices, collaborate to promote independent learning, utilising various pedagogical strategies.

The nursery prioritises strong parent partnerships, ensuring care routines align with home practices and supporting all aspects of a child's development. They maintain open communication through handovers, early years software, and regular parent/carer evenings.

Staff are adept at identifying and supporting children facing challenges, implementing targeted plans and collaborating with external agencies like Portage and Speech and Language Therapy.

Our ethos

Top Tots Day Nursery's philosophy centres on fostering high aspirations through a challenging, broad curriculum that emphasises learning through play and catering to individual interests. They are committed to promoting independent learning, collaborating with parents to ensure consistency between home and nursery, and supporting children's development through partnerships with external agencies when needed.

What it's like

Children make good progress across all areas of learning in this exciting environment. They confidently share their ideas and lead the direction of their play. Staff play alongside the children encouraging them to solve problems.

Large outdoor facilitiesPlay-based learningStrong parent partnershipsSupports children with individual needs

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 7:30am till 6pm - 51 weeks a year

Age range

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Top Tots Day Nursery Fort Purbrook

Last inspected 26 May 2023 · Jade Orosz

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children make good progress across all areas of learning in this exciting environment. They confidently share their ideas and lead the direction of their play. Staff play alongside the children encouraging them to solve problems.

Inspector highlights

  • Children show high levels of engagement in their learning. They are eager to participate in activities and concentrate very well.
  • Leaders and managers have created a plan to continually improve the setting. They work together to reflect upon and evaluate the provision.
  • The manager has established a clear curriculum, building on children's previous knowledge and their current interests.
  • Children learn about healthy lifestyles. They brush their teeth daily and staff talk to them about why it is important to have good oral health.
  • Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported to develop their communication and language skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1support less experienced staff to strengthen their conversations and interactions with children, to deepen their knowledge and stretch their learning even further.
Inspection #10285835 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator is highly skilled at identifying any additional support that needs to be put in place for children. She embeds effective strategies to assist children's learning and development. This has a notable positive impact on children. Leaders ensure that any additional funding is spent to directly benefit the children.

Outdoor space

Children spend time being physically active. They practise balancing and climbing outside in the fresh air. Leaders ensure that any additional funding is spent to directly benefit the children. For example, she has used the funding to enhance the experiences available to children in the outside environment.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported to develop their communication and language skills. Staff work closely with parents to find out keywords in children's home language. They incorporate children's first language into the setting through songs and rhymes. This leads to children making good progress and feeling included and valued within the setting.

Inspection history

Date: May 2023

  • June 2023Good
  • May 2023Good

Frequently asked about Top Tots Day Nursery Fort Purbrook

Nearby day nurseries in Portsmouth

Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Top Tots Day Nursery Fort Purbrook.

Are you the owner of this nursery? Claim this listing to manage photos, hours and contact details.

Claim listing

Share this nursery

Send to a partner, friend or family member.

This listing has been compiled from official Ofsted records, the nursery's own website, details provided directly by the nursery where available, and other trusted public sources. We regularly review and update listings to keep the information as accurate as possible. Learn more