Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery

Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY
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7.8 70 Reviews
  • Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery, Portsmouth
In April 2015, Tops Day Nursery in Portsmouth proudly achieved an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted. The nursery is a dedicated childcare facility staffed by a team of highly qualified professionals.

As a part of a wider group leading in eco-sustainable childcare and education across the UK, the nursery prioritises environmental consciousness, integrating the principles of reducing, reusing and recycling into the daily routines of both children and staff. The nursery also offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing parents to book childcare in precise 15-minute intervals, ensuring they only pay for the time they need.

Furthermore, the state-of-the-art facility is fully equipped to provide a comprehensive early years learning program that caters to various age groups, effectively preparing children for the challenges of full-time education. They are committed to maintaining a no-added sugar menu, ensuring children receive a nutritious and healthy diet.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Rebecca Rogers (Interim Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 59

Total Places for Children

  • 115

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 06:00-20:00
    Tuesday 06:00-20:00
    Wednesday 06:00-20:00
    Thursday 06:00-20:00
    Friday 06:00-20:00

When Closed

  • Christmas, Boxing Day & New Year

Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery Reviews (70)

7.8

Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery has a Review Score of 7.8 (7.766) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery has 70 reviews.

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Review from Danielle F (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children go to Tops Day Nursery and love it! They always come home and talk about all the things they have been doing throughout the day. Staff are all friendly and helpful especially in preschool 1! My little girl took a long time to settle into nursery and the staff were very helpful and
considerate. Would highly recommend this nursery!!
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Review from Charlotte T (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery onsite QA. Lovely caring staff and nothing is ever too much trouble. My son is very happy here, I loved that you can turn up and look around any time and the flexible booking is great for us.
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Review from DW (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Tops Day Nursery - Portsmouth since she was 6 months old. Super flexible with timings allowing you to book extra sessions at last minute is great. Staff are kind, gentle and actually care about the children. My daughter is now 2 and we started toilet training at home.
The staff have been amazing at being consistent And advising me when I have asked questions. My daughter is finding it hard at the moment as moved to a new room and staff are supporting her well and able to give me full feedback on her day. Lovely nursery and my daughter loves it (usually lol). It's great hearing her talk about the staff at home whilst giggling or remembering what she had done with one of them.
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Review from Elisabeth K (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Always committed to the children's fun and games, extremely helpful in accommodating last minute changes. Very flexible in admission times for permanent and emergency bookings. Friendly and professional on the telephone.
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Review from Charity C (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Well, what can I say about Tops Day Nursery - Portsmouth? This is better than the one that my son was at. At Tops Day nursery, they are all in same age group and there are only 9 children in a room with 3 teachers. If I go back to work soon, I will definitely send him back there.
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Review from Charmaine B (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When my daughter first started here, I was on the phone every day to make sure she was OK as a previous nursery was not a good experience for either herself or me. I was always made to feel welcome. The first few weeks were hard for her to adjust but now she is asking to stay longer which is great.
I also like the fact that all the staff are always friendly and seem to know all the children by name which is great.
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Review from Amy B (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant nursery, staff genuinely care about the wellbeing of the babies and children. Would and have already recommended to other parents. The range of activities available is excellent as is the flexibility to meet the needs of each child.
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Review from Claire F (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter really enjoys nursery and has close bonds with her key workers. We find her speech progressing and she uses a wider vocabulary. Food nutrition is excellent, the menus are healthy and changed often meaning my daughter gets to try a variety of foods.


We can see from the drawings/paintings

that she enjoys her daily activities when she is at nursery, her creativity shows at home as well.


The Eylog app is very informative of her day although time stamps added to meal times and nappy changing would be handy.


Overall, Tops Portsmouth offers the best care and service we could have hoped for; for our daughter. We would recommend this nursery to family and friends especially if you require flexible hours like we do.

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Review from Jemma D (Mother of Child) published on 18 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is an absolutely fantastic nursery. My little boy is so happy with the friendly and caring staff, and always is well cared for whilst there. The nursery is very happy to receive phone calls from parents at any time, which made my going back to work so much easier. They also regularly update me
on my sons progress with photos and videos, and always make me feel at ease. The food is nutritionally balanced, and I feel costs are very reasonable considering the amount of flexibility I have with his nursery bookings. I love this nursery!
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Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children love it at Tops Nursery. They happily run into their respective rooms in the mornings where they are greeted by enthusiastic and dedicated staff. There are always lots of various activities for them to be involved in and they come home tired but full of talk about what they've been
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Knowing my children are safe and happy is reassuring and having the option to vary the days and hours they attend makes this a fantastic nursery for our family.
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Current Review Score: 7.8 (7.766)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.8 (7.766) out of 10 for Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.2 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.5 out of 5 from 4 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.217 for Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (39 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (6 Poors x 2) + (4 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.217
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 3.549 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Tops Day Nurseries: Portsmouth Nursery is based on 4 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 = 3.375
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 115 number of registered child places is 23. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 23 = 0.174
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Rebecca

Rebecca Rogers

Job Title: Interim Nursery Manager Joined: 2014

Interim Nursery Manager

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