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Top Tots Daycare in Middlesbrough

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2023)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Poplar Grove, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SU · Redcar and Cleveland
Number of places
62 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland

About this day nursery

Top Tots Daycare is a nurturing childcare setting situated in Middlesbrough, offering comprehensive care for children from 6 months to 5 years old. The nursery provides various government funding options, including schemes for working parents of 9-month to 2-year-olds, disadvantaged 2-year-olds, and both universal and working-parent funding for 3 and 4-year-olds.

They strive to offer flexible attendance, with specific session times for children utilising 15-hour or 30-hour funding, while charging an hourly rate for any hours exceeding the funded entitlement. Top Tots Daycare is committed to supporting families through different funding avenues and ensuring high-quality early years education.

The fee structure is transparent, with varying hourly rates based on the child's age group, applicable for non-funded hours or full-fee paying families. The facility focuses on creating a positive learning environment and partners with parents to foster each child's development.

What it's like

Children and staff form strong bonds in this welcoming nursery. Staff take time to listen to children and to take account of their feelings and choices. Staff provide effective support to help children who are ready to move to the next room in the nursery, and on to school, supporting children's well-being and emotional security. Children enjoy exploring the safe and stimulating learning environment, inside and outdoors. Staff set out resources to help children to make independent choices about their play, and they get to know children extremely well, setting up activities linked to children's interests.

Accepts 9-month-old fundingFlexible funded hours

Pricing & funding

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)
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

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Top Tots Daycare

Last inspected 15 August 2023 · Jan Batchelor

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 and staff form strong bonds in this welcoming nursery. Staff take time to listen to children and to take account of their feelings and choices. Staff provide effective support to help children who are ready to move to the next room in the nursery, and on to school, supporting children's well-being and emotional security. Children enjoy exploring the safe and stimulating learning environment, inside and outdoors. Staff set out resources to help children to make independent choices about their play, and they get to know children extremely well, setting up activities linked to children's interests.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers have led the nursery very effectively to bring about improvements since the last inspection.
  • The curriculum is sequenced effectively to take account of children's ages and stages of development.
  • Children behave extremely well. Staff are excellent role models, always treating children with respect and kindness.
  • The development of children's communication and language skills is a high priority in the nursery.
  • Staff encourage children to become increasingly independent.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider how to ensure that all children benefit from highly effective interactions with staff, especially when learning outside
  • 2support staff to consistently use the correct vocabulary to support children's language development.
Inspection #10287784 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report that the manager and staff team are highly approachable.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They use strategies provided by specialists to support individual children's needs.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy exploring the safe and stimulating learning environment, inside and outdoors. They spend plenty of time outside. Here, they can develop their physical skills as they ride on bicycles, climb and balance on apparatus.

Parent Reviews of Top Tots Daycare

5.0
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: January 2013

  • August 2023Good
  • March 2023Inadequate
  • March 2019Good
  • January 2016Good
  • January 2013Requires improvement

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