Opening hours
6am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday
Tops Salisbury
Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
Number of places
104 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
Wiltshire
About this day nursery
30pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery caters to children aged 0–11 years, offering a holiday club for older children up to 14 during school breaks.
Rated as 'Good' by Ofsted on 6th December 2024, the nursery has shown significant improvement since its previous inspection. Children at Tops Salisbury are happy and settled, benefiting from caring and nurturing staff who support their progress.
The nursery employs a strong key-person system, ensuring children bond with staff who then tailor activities to meet individual learning needs. The curriculum is ambitious, preparing children for their next stages of learning, fostering independence in personal care tasks like dressing and serving meals.
The setting has effective safeguarding arrangements. Tops Salisbury works closely with parents to identify and support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), linking with external professionals for targeted plans.
Visual timelines and a picture exchange system are used to aid language development and understanding of routines. Outdoor learning is encouraged, with children enjoying regular physical activity in the garden, using bikes and balancing equipment, and learning about healthy lifestyles.
Staff promote good hygiene, oral health, and healthy food choices. While children generally behave well, staff are working to further support their understanding of how actions impact others and independent conflict resolution.
The nursery prioritises staff well-being, offering regular supervision and training, which contributes to a positive team environment and improved outcomes for children. Staff also build good relationships with parents, involving them in their children's learning journey and incorporating home experiences into activities to extend interests.
What it's like
Children are happy and settled at Tops Salisbury. Staff are caring and nurturing, helping children make good progress. A strong key-person system ensures children bond with staff who then plan good-quality activities tailored to their individual next steps in learning.
Good Ofsted ratingStrong key-person systemAmbitious curriculumSEND supportOutdoor playParent partnership with parents
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2017
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Tops Salisbury
Last inspected 6 December 2024
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 are happy and settled at Tops Salisbury. Staff are caring and nurturing, helping children make good progress. A strong key-person system ensures children bond with staff who then plan good-quality activities tailored to their individual next steps in learning.
Inspector highlights
- The provider has worked hard to raise the quality of the nursery to a good standard since the last inspection.
- Improvements to the curriculum, professional development of staff and overall safeguarding practice ensure that children's individual needs are well met.
- The setting works closely with parents to swiftly identify any children who may need additional intervention and links with external professionals to ensure targeted support.
- Children behave well. Staff reinforce rules and boundaries, and praise positive behaviours.
- Staff build good relationships with parents, involving them in children's learning experiences and next steps.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen staff skills to provide further engagement and challenge to children during free play to enhance their learning
- 2support staff to help children understand how their behaviour impacts others so that they begin to resolve conflicts independently.
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Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The setting works closely with parents to swiftly identify any children who may need additional intervention. They link with external professionals to ensure that targeted support plans help children to achieve. Staff use visual timelines and a picture exchange system to support children's language development and to help them understand routines.
Outdoor space
Children learn about how to keep their bodies fit and healthy. They benefit from regular opportunities to exert themselves physically. For example, they enjoy playing in the garden and using the bikes and balancing equipment.
Parent Reviews of Tops Salisbury
4.9
(19)
Mahi Glam
10 months ago
My 3 children has gone and still going to tops Salisbury. They love it. The staff are very friendly and supportive. Some of the staff have now become part of the family. Communication is very good and you get daily update of what your kids have eaten and done a whole day which is perfect. 👌
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Emily G
3 years ago
Our LO started at 9 months, and the staff have been amazing from day one. We love the flexibility, the setting, and how much every member of staff have helped them settle in. A few months on and arms are now fully outstretched to go off in the morning. The updates throughout the day are great, and show the variety of activities they do. The booking system works well for us, and the menu the children have is incredible- it's no wonder 'all' is the comment for how much eaten at most mealtimes! Thank you, Tops Salisbury.
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Lildouce Squeek
4 years ago
Our children absolutely love Tops Salisbury. The staff are just fantastic! Not one person will ever be seen looking bored or watching the clock to go home. They all beam in their jobs and the kids seem to just feed off such positivity. Our eldest, now at school loves the holiday club High 5's and the variety of activities they offer & our youngest has been with them for 5 months now and cannot wait to get in and play. Electronic updates on your phone allow you to be involved in and track what your child is achieving, you can call and always get a friendly voice answering. On occasions they have 40% off hours as last minute availability and it is an absolute life saver of you need some down time.e or a few extra hours covered. Nothing is ever too much in our experience. The managers both are involved in and show such enjoyment joining in with the children and staff. Its so nice to see hands on nursery managers rather than those that hide in offices (i have seen a fair few). We wouldn't go anywhere else and for the happiness of our children and piece of mind we get it is more than worth it!
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Michaela Havlová
2 years ago
Amazing and kind staff. Our 18-month-old had a few tears at the beginning but now loves to go to the nursery. Everyone is so friendly, we get updates and pictures most of the time. Very happy with this choice! And they are also very flexible, which is so helpful with work times. Thank you!
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Emma Parkhill
3 years ago
The most flexible nursery in the area! 1 week notice required for bookings with the flexible shift worker set up and last minute opportunities for cheaper hours were really handy too. The staff are all very friendly and the whole set up is very child centred. The building / facilities are a little tired, but the space is well utilised. And we love the new library too!
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2024
Date: January 2020
- December 2024Good
- July 2024Inadequate
- August 2021Good
- January 2020Requires improvement
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