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Tops Day Nurseries - Winchester

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
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5.0(18 parent reviews) ·Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5DG · Hampshire
Number of places
61 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Tops Day Nurseries - Winchester, established in 2003, operates from the Royal Hampshire County Hospital campus, offering childcare for children aged 0-5 years. Open Monday to Friday, from 6 am to 8 pm, all year round, it received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 27th July 2022.

The nursery provides a purposeful, schema-based curriculum where children confidently engage in activities and explore their environments. Staff effectively support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by sharing information with parents and gaining specialist advice from external professionals.

Children learning English as an additional language (EAL) are well-supported, with staff encouraging parents to provide key words in their home language to aid communication. Pre-school children enjoy exploring the outdoor environment, navigating tree roots and steep banks, with many outdoor activities being child-led, such as hunting for spider webs.

Children at Tops Day Nurseries - Winchester are encouraged to express their opinions and develop strong social skills, with parents noting improvements in their children's emotional recognition. The nursery also prioritises teaching healthy living and independence skills, including preparing snacks and learning about dental hygiene.

What it's like

Children confidently explore activities and environments, interacting well with staff. Toddlers are engaged by stories, and older children share books and discuss characters. Pre-school children are confident in outdoor exploration and cooperative play, expressing their opinions freely.

Confident explorersEngaging activitiesSupportive staffOutdoor learningGood communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 6am to 8pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2003

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Tops Day Nurseries - Winchester

Last inspected 27 July 2022 · David Watkins

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 confidently explore activities and environments, interacting well with staff. Toddlers are engaged by stories, and older children share books and discuss characters. Pre-school children are confident in outdoor exploration and cooperative play, expressing their opinions freely.

Inspector highlights

  • Children confidently move between interesting activities and different environments.
  • Staff engage children's interests effectively as they read to them with gusto and passion.
  • Children work cooperatively and share resources without disagreement.
  • Staff value and respect children, speaking to them with consideration and kindness.
  • Staff have good working relationships with outside professionals, gaining and sharing specialist advice to support children's needs effectively.

Areas to develop

  • 1build further on staff's understanding of children's level of development to provide more targeted support during activities to meet their individual learning needs even more effectively
  • 2develop staff's practice when asking children questions, to provide more time for children to think and respond to help them develop their own thought processes and further extend their use of language.
Inspection #10219702 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents highlighted that their children are learning to recognise emotions and that their social skills have improved

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff and parents share information successfully to meet children's individual needs effectively. Leaders and key persons gain specialist advice from outside professionals and share this with the staff team to support children's needs effectively and promote their rapid progress.

Outdoor space

Pre-school children show confidence in exploring their outside environments, successfully navigating thick tree roots and steep banks. Many outdoor activities are child-led and create opportunities for children to use their social skills to collaborate with others, for instance, when staff encourage children to hunt for spider webs.

EAL / language support

Staff support children learning English as an additional language particularly well, encouraging parents to provide important words used in their home language to help support communication with their children while at the nursery. The staff team use their knowledge of additional languages effectively to promote communication both with children and parents.

Parent Reviews of Tops Day Nurseries - Winchester

5.0
(18)
Chiekwe Maria-Gorretti Nwodo
11 months ago

Because my kids are enjoying their time in tops day nursery. I have never had any reason to complain about anything. At first, I wasn't so sure about how the twins will fit in the nursery. But once they started, I became reassured they will be fine because of their attitude each time aftet each session as they came home very happy.

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Helen Ring
10 months ago

Our daughter has been at Tops since she was 1 - she's starting school in September and we feel that she has really thrived at Tops. She loves the adults, she's made some great friendships and enjoys the activities. The range of activities they do is fantastic and we receive great updates throughout the day. Would highly recommend!

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Brigitta Banyai
2 years ago

My daughter absolutely loves Tops and so do I. She's been attending since she was 8 months old and now she's almost 3. We had the pleasure to spend time with most of the staff and they have all been wonderful. She loves going to nursery and especially enjoys forest school. Her development has been amazing, I cannot recommend Tops Winchester enough. Thank you all for the amazing work you do!

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Carly Taylor
4 years ago

Tops day nursery is amazing with my little girl, she went to live with my mum for a year due to personal circumstances and came back to us in the middle of lock down. It was hard trying to keep her entertained until we got a place at tops, they were great with her, we couldn’t go in for an induction with her like normal we had to just drop her there for 2 hours alone and I was beside my self. The nursery staff made me and Tilly feel so comfortable with this abnormal transition and she absolutely loved it. We haven’t looked back she attends 4 mornings a week and loves going she tells me when she gets home what she’s been doing and is always smiling when talk about it.

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Helen Bates
4 years ago

We have 2 children at Tops Nursery Winchester and they both love it. My youngest was a lockdown baby and so had missed out on socialising with other children, soft play etc. He has completely come out of his shell, he is babbling away, lots of smiles on going in and out of nursery. It is clear how much the staff care about him and he loves them. My eldest is in pre-school, she does Forrest school and cooking school. Her interests in reading and “mark making” are encouraged and she is always bring home creative pieces. She is a bit of a fussy eater, but is encouraged at Tops to try everything and now she eats much better than she used to. The staff are wonderful. We love Tops!

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Inspection history

Date: September 2012

  • July 2022Good
  • August 2016Good
  • September 2012Requires improvement

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