Opening hours
7am until 6.30pm, all year round
Tops Muscliff
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
Number of places
59 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
About this day nursery
Tops Muscliff, established in 2013, provides childcare for children aged 1 to 7 years in Bournemouth. 30pm, the nursery operates from non-domestic premises.
The setting was rated as 'Good' in its latest Ofsted inspection on 5th August 2025. Managers and staff at Tops Muscliff cultivate a calm, welcoming environment where children feel secure and quickly settle into the nursery routine.
The provision offers inclusive care and education, thoughtfully organised to cater to the individual needs of each child and family. The curriculum is ambitious, focusing on developing children's social, emotional, physical, and communication skills.
Staff effectively use assessments to identify children who may be at risk of developmental delays, making referrals to external agencies when necessary. Children at Tops Muscliff develop their physical skills through both indoor and outdoor activities, including forest school visits.
For instance, older children enhance their core muscles by navigating paths with balance boards and stepping stones, while younger children refine hand-to-eye coordination by manipulating play dough. The nursery also fosters a love of books, nurturing literacy and language skills through enthusiastic story-telling.
Children are encouraged to develop independence in preparation for school, taking part in tasks like serving their own food and tidying up.
What it's like
Managers and staff create a calm, welcoming environment where children feel safe and secure. The nursery offers inclusive care and education that is carefully organised to meet the individual needs of the children and families who attend. Children new to the nursery settle quickly, supported by nurturing and caring staff.
Calm, welcoming environmentAmbitious curriculumFocus on social and emotional developmentStrong physical skill developmentPromotes independenceLove of books
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2013
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Tops Muscliff
Last inspected 5 August 2025 · Lisa Melville
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Managers and staff create a calm, welcoming environment where children feel safe and secure. The nursery offers inclusive care and education that is carefully organised to meet the individual needs of the children and families who attend. Children new to the nursery settle quickly, supported by nurturing and caring staff.
Inspector highlights
- Managers organise an ambitious curriculum that focuses on developing children's social, emotional, physical and communication skills.
- Children learn to respect the world around them and develop a growing understanding of how to protect the environment.
- Children develop their independence in preparation for school.
- Children develop their physical skills, inside and outside.
- Children develop a love of books that nurtures their literacy and language skills.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to ensure that younger children receive the targeted support that they need to develop their communication and language skills further.
Inspection #10411240 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff use assessment well to identify if a child might be at risk of falling behind in their development and take action to help close any gaps. For example, they make referrals to external agencies when required.
Outdoor space
Children develop their physical skills, inside and outside. Older children create a path using balance boards and stepping stones, developing their core muscles as they carefully make their way along them. Younger children squeeze play dough with their hands and use tools to cut it, developing their hand-to-eye coordination. Children develop their physical skills during forest school visits.
Parent Reviews of Tops Muscliff
4.7
(14)
Catriona Lloyd
a year ago
My little one has settled in really well here and made great progress since starting. You can tell that all the staff are lovley and caring and show genuine interest in looking after the children. The fireworks night they put on for the kiddies was lovley and they had a wonderful time!
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Vicky Hiemstra
a year ago
It’s only been a month but my 3yr old has settled well into the preschool and the staff in that room have been so great and always get a good handover on pick up.
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Emma Mosley
a year ago
Lovely nursery and staff. My daughter loves it. So flexible and allows us to do term time only hours.
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Phoenix Cuff
9 years ago
So when my child started at tops we was told they would meet his needs and at first they did his key worker was awesome! She was special interested in working with special needs children so her enthusiastic and understanding out weighed all other members of staff.. My problems only started to arise when new management took over.. They had lost all paper work that was essential in applying for extra funding for 1'1 support that my child desperately needed.. I ended up filling in same paper once again!! Only to be told few months later that the couldn't have my child at setting anymore.. if the original paper work got sent off my child would of had the 1-1 in place but instead they excluded him! I lost my job due to this devastating act! Had to pull my buisness out! I'm single mother who relied on child care my child was then out of early education for 8 months before starting school! My child is special needs and luckily he now has 1-1 at his school.. I don't understand why with tops being such a massive franchise why they was not equipped to make sure every child needs being met! There needs to be more training for staff to deal with high functioning autistic children. One main reason my child got excluded was 2 members of staff was expecting and they didn't feel safe!..my child was 3!!..
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Cheryl Tendai Mapfumo
a year ago
Friendly environment for children my baby settled in fast and the staff give full feedback about your child s day , good communication.
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Inspection history
Date: March 2013
- August 2025Good
- June 2023Good
- August 2017Good
- November 2014Good
- December 2013Requires improvement
- March 2013Requires improvement
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