Term time / All Year
All Year
Tops Babbacombe
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Torbay
About this day nursery
Tops Babbacombe, located in Torquay, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years, operating all year round from 6am to 8pm, Monday to Friday. The setting received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 3rd September 2024.
Children attending Tops Babbacombe are described as feeling safe and content, arriving with smiles and quickly settling into routines with kind and attentive staff who help them develop a sense of belonging. The nursery implements a well-designed curriculum, improved since the last inspection, with staff focusing on children's interests to plan learning experiences.
Parents have noted that their children develop good manners, confidence in self-care skills like handwashing, and improved abilities in sharing and making friends. The inspection highlighted that all children make good progress in their personal, social, and emotional development, with staff supporting independence in self-care skills.
The nursery also has effective safeguarding arrangements in place, fostering an open and positive culture around children's safety. Leaders and staff demonstrate a commitment to meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), by working closely with other professionals and in partnership with schools to ensure smooth transitions and preparation for future education.
Outdoor learning is an integral part of the curriculum, with inspectors observing the quality of education provided both indoors and outdoors and its impact on children's learning.
What it's like
Children feel safe and content and arrive with big smiles. Staff are kind and attentive to children's needs, helping them learn daily routines and develop a sense of belonging. The curriculum is well-designed, and leaders have improved staff understanding and implementation of it since the last inspection.
Good Ofsted rating0-4 years age rangeAll-year childcareStrong personal developmentEffective safeguardingSupport for SENDOutdoor learning
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Tops Babbacombe
Last inspected 3 September 2024 · Jemma Honey
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children feel safe and content and arrive with big smiles. Staff are kind and attentive to children's needs, helping them learn daily routines and develop a sense of belonging. The curriculum is well-designed, and leaders have improved staff understanding and implementation of it since the last inspection.
Inspector highlights
- All children make good progress in their personal, social and emotional development.
- Children are independent and staff support them to develop self-care skills.
- Babies and toddlers develop their finger dexterity and curiosity to explore how things work.
- Leaders and staff work closely with other professionals to meet the needs of all children.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and there is an open and positive culture around it.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to engage in more back-and-forth conversation with babies and toddlers to promote their early communication and language skills further
- 2develop pre-school-age children's thinking and speaking skills further to give them more time to process their thoughts and respond to questions.
Inspection #10325964 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment that their children learn good manners and are confident in managing their self-care skills.
parents observe that their children know how to wash their hands at home.
Parents state their children are better equipped to share and make friends since attending the setting.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff work closely with other professionals to meet the needs of all children. For example, they work in partnership with schools to better prepare children for their next stage of education. Staff share information on children's learning and development, and this helps to ensure a smooth transition.
Outdoor space
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of Tops Babbacombe
4.6
(20)
Libby Millward
2 years ago
Lovely, clean and staff very friendly. They're all very thorough and always focus on the child's needs/development. Just to add, Connor is an absolute credit to the nursery! My little one loves him and her face lights up whenever she sees him. She's always so happy and excited to go to nursery which I think says it all!
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Karen Russell
3 years ago
Would not hesitate to recommend this nursery, very efficient and friendly staff, that meet our foster child’s needs. I feel they go above and beyond and very quickly learn what your child needs.
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Shumirai Nyashanu
a year ago
Mason joined nursery with only couple English words but now he can say a sentence in English which is a very positive thing, says thank you , please and may I 💪, he never wants to miss his morning conflakes from nursery
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Megan Whirton
6 years ago
My son loves the nursery, they offer a great range of resources for learning and play! All the staff are caring and i would definitely recommend! 😊
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Jenny Carnie
a year ago
Would recommend tops day nursery to any one staff are truly fabulous and always willing to help and very pleased my daughter goes here she absolutely love it at Tops Day nursery my daughter started talking more due to coming here I'm very pleased
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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024
Date: October 2021
- September 2024Good
- December 2023Requires improvement
- October 2021Good
Frequently asked about Tops Babbacombe
About the setting
Tops Babbacombe registered in 2018 and is situated in Torbay. The setting is open from 6am to 8pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The manager holds a level 3 qualification. Twelve other members of staff hold appropriate qualifications between levels 2 and 3. The setting provides free early education funding for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY562854
- Registered person
- Tops Day Nursery Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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