Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery

4c Wolverton Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH7 6HT
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Tops Day Nursery - Pokesdown, Bournemouth, offers a professional early years' childcare service and education to children of pre-school age, from as young as three months, as well as running a 'hi 5's club' for youngsters from the age of five to 11 years.

There are no worksheets or workbooks – children are inspired to explore, investigate, design and work things out for themselves. The aim is to inspire children to be adventurous, curious and excited to learn!

Early years' is the time to allow children to have the opportunity to be creative, investigate their environment and build foundations for continued future learning.

A pleasant learning environment is tailored to the personal interests of different age ranges, with a friendly team of carers respectful of culture and background. The nursery has an excellent outdoor play area which is accessible in all weathers and linked to the interior playrooms.

This award-winning nursery is part of a group that provides the most eco-sustainable childcare and education in the UK, being respectful of the environment and acting to reduce, re-use and recycle resources is an important part of the culture and routine for the children and staff.

Top Day Nursery Pokesdown offers very flexible hours. Sessions can be booked to the nearest 15 minutes so parents only book and pay for the hours they require.

Families of children at the nursery are more than welcome to call as often as they like to talk to a member of staff about their child and their day at nursery.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Stephanie Ridealgh (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 35

Total Places for Children

  • 135

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 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 Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day

Parking

  • Street parking

Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery Reviews (61)

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Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.245) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery has 61 reviews.

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Review from Tara B (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Tops Day Nursery have always gone above and beyond to provide a wonderful setting for my son, and support him with his additional needs. The office staff are also very nice people, organised and well managed and the whole team at Tops' work really reflects in the atmosphere in each room. My son has
attended since he was 18 months old until he was nearly 5 and I truly enjoyed every moment my son attended. It is nice when you think during the day "I wonder how my son is, or what he's doing" and then smile, knowing truly he is in good hands and well cared for. I always enjoyed the security Tops provided. I really respect all the staff at Tops Day Nursery Boscombe, they are a lovely team of people, carers and teachers (and 'boo boo' fixers!). Thank you truly so much to all of you.
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Review from Rochelle H (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been with Tops Nursery since he was 3 years old until now he is 5 joining the Mini Beast Club. He loves his time in nursery, the staff are always lovely and looks after him well. He developed his confidence and social skills during his time here. He has now come a long way.
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Review from Manjit K (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been collected from school by Tops Day Nursery for over 3 years. She adores the staff and I feel very comfortable leaving her in their care. Everybody from the office staff to the managers are very welcoming and helpful should the need arise for me to ask for assistance.
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Review from S I (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter loves this nursery. She started off in the Twos room and it took her a little while to settle in due to being shy. The staff were great and always helped encourage her to grow to like the nursery. She’s now in the Preschool room and has made friends with some children who she loves to go
and see. She has been at the nursery for nearly a year and really enjoys it.
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Review from Suzanne W (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I love the eylog, the staff from the admin team to my son's key worker are all wonderful. Warm, friendly but professional and approachable. They do their job as if it is so much more which is great as my son is so much more and I feel that ethos is truly recognised.
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Review from Lucy (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery is flexible which has been beneficial due to my work, but also my son has a great time when he goes in. He has friends, support of nursery assistants, activities and a fun creative environment. I get the meals cooked for him, they're always healthy and warm and he enjoys them.
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Review from Inga B (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been going to Tops nursery Boscombe for almost one year now. The staff are lovely and so are management, they will answer any questions we have and make you feel welcome. We like that they are environmentally friendly and teach the children about this, too. Our son likes being outdoors and
the children are taken out every day, especially nice is the forest school. All in all our son has become more confident and he loves going to nursery.
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Review from Toni-anne B (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has been going to Tops for about 4 weeks now and absolutely loves it. Good environment, her speech has picked up loads already and the staff are lovely.
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Review from Simon D (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son goes here twice a week and has always been happy, he learns a lot and is meeting lots of friends.


Thank you.

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Review from N D (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was really apprehensive about my little boy starting nursery in summer. However, all the staff in the Nest/Explorers are incredible. My little one loves arriving at nursery and seeing favourite faces. There are no tears when I leave, he doesn't even notice when I arrive to pick him up.


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staff are polite, friendly and my son seems to have taken to them all fondly which gives me great comfort. I really love seeing observations sent to my mobile app whilst he is at nursery and watching him enjoy lots of different activities. Within the whole nursery, there are plenty of activities, additional activities on offer and they really encourage learning by playing and exploring, making activities out of what your child is interested in at that time as well as planned activities.


Facilities are very clean, and I never have concerns about my son's well-being or whether he is being cared for properly. The team are all extremely hard working and I couldn't fault anything. Very child focused.

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Review from Rosalind W (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Tops Day Nursery - Boscombe a fantastic nursery. The staff are always supportive and welcoming. They offer so much in the way of activities. My son who has attended the nursery for almost 3 years has really enjoyed his time there. He especially loves cooking school. I would definitely recommend Tops
Day Nursery - Boscombe to friends and family.
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Review from X H (Mother of Child) published on 22 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've been using Tops Day Nursery - Boscombe to care for my daughter on ad hoc days while I work since she was only 4 months old.
Tops staff are open, friendly and professional.
They change nappies at least every 3 hrs and leave a detailed daily report on my child's eating, playing, sleep and nappies
which is reassuring.
I would and have recommended Tops Day Nursery - Boscombe to friends.
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Review from Di Q (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Good staff and I like the way they update my daughter's day on the EY log. My daughter already has her favourite teacher. There are plenty of different activities to do. Food I believe is good, however, I did not get a chance to know the menu as this was not emailed or in the EY log. I asked one of
the staff and they were not sure about this either. I would also like to see more organisation with the children to learn in groups rather than working independently. Children tend to do try harder when they have some peer pressure. I would also like my daughter to have a sleeping routine during the day.
Reply from Zoe Roberts, Marketing Assistant at Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery
Thank you for leaving a review for Tops Day Nursery, Boscombe. The nursery manager would welcome the opportunity to discuss the points you have raised further, please do not hesitate to speak to a…read more
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Review from Donna (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very happy with the care my daughter receives. However, I have had to remind staff about applying her eczema cream regularly. The staff are generally very helpful and the premises are clean and my daughter enjoys her time there
Reply from Zoe Roberts, Marketing Assistant at Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery
Thank you for leaving a review for Tops Day Nursery, Boscombe. The nursery manager would welcome the opportunity to discuss the points you have raised further, please do not hesitate to speak to a…read more
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Review from Irene S (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Tops is absolutely fantastic childcare! My daughter adores their after school club, she even begs to go at the weekend. The food is healthy and filling and they genuinely care about every child in their care. They even help my daughter with her homework and reading! I can't praise them enough and recommend
them to everyone I know that may be looking for childcare.
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Review from Vivian N (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Great space, helpful staff is well trained. My daughter is very happy to go to the nursery. She likes the food offered, the activities, the games and the teachers.
She also gets to mix and socialise with children from different cultures and nationalities.
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Review from Shara W (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant nursery with excellent standards. My daughter has been attending since she was 2 and has loved every minute of it and is always looking forward to going.
The staff are friendly and helpful and develop good relationships with the children and help them progress to meet their targets.
Never
had a problem in the almost 3 years I have been using Tops.
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Review from Rebecca B (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Tops Day Boscombe has gone above and beyond with the care for my daughter. I'm extremely impressed with the high level of organisation and attention to detail and to my daughter as an individual.
The staff are always happy and friendly and I could not be more pleased with the last 2 years that we've
been a part of the nursery.
Thanks so much!
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Review from Kristina K (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has really bloomed at the Tops Boscombe Nursery. He is growing into a strong independent child. The nursery itself is a fun and bright environment and he is looks forward to going every day.
We take a great pleasure in seeing photos and videos taken daily by the lovely teacher's which are put
on eyLog.
My son has progressed so much and has really started to say a lot of words and recognise colours.
Thank you very much for such warm and loving care.
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Review from Amy A (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended the nursery since he was 6 months old. The staff are so attentive to his needs and he loves going to nursery. The environment is well organised with a huge range of resources. The nursery manager is outstanding and leads a very dedicated and motivated staff team.
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Current Review Score: 9.2 (9.245)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.2 (9.245) out of 10 for Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 10 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 4.875 for Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (105 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.875
  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 4.37 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery is based on 10 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 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 135 number of registered child places is 27. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 27 = 0.37
  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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Stephanie

Stephanie Ridealgh

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2012

1.   I hold my level 5 qualification.

2.   I have 5 years of experience as a manager for Tops and have been working for tops 13 years.


3.   My hobbies and interests are spending time with my young daughter, family and friends. Go for walks at the weekends in the forest and enjoy baking and being creative by decorating or making things.

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