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Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery

4c Wolverton Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 6HT
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Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery, Bournemouth

Tops Day Nursery - Pokesdown offers professional early years childcare and education for children from three months to pre-school age, as well as operating a Hi 5’s Club for children aged 5 to 11 years.

The nursery provides a welcoming environment in the heart of Pokesdown, delivering high-quality childcare within a safe, nurturing, and stimulating setting. Its spaces are thoughtfully designed to support children’s learning, development, and independence through play.

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Attendance patterns offered

All Year

Minimum attendance

  • 2 days per week

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

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

Meals Provided

Yes

Meal Types Provided

Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks

Consumables provided

Yes

Consumables provided include

Nappies/Wipes, Nappy Cream, Suncream

Opening Times

  • Monday06:00-20:00
  • Tuesday06:00-20:00
  • Wednesday06:00-20:00
  • Thursday06:00-20:00
  • Friday06:00-20:00

When Closed

  • Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day

Parking

  • Street parking

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Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.061) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery has 62 reviews.

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Review from James O (Father of Child) published on 13 June 2019 Submitted via Website
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Every day my son comes home dirty, tired and hungry and I couldn’t be happier - as a parent I worry about what happens at preschool and what goes on. All I can say is my son comes home full of tales of fun with his friends, adventures from forest school, going on buses, trains and building dens, demonstrates his new cooking skills, proudly displays his pictures he has drawn putting them on the fridge, sharing the new facts he has learnt and always has a big smile on his face. He then goes upstairs every night and plans what to take the next day.

Tops have helped create a safe and stable environment. The key staff have nurtured my son into a confident boy; who is ready to start school. He idolises staff who have always gone above and beyond, who comfort, encourage and have a genuine desire to care for the children in their rooms - most of all, as a parent, I’m happy leaving my son there knowing he will be having a fun filled day, with great staff and friends.

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Review from Tara B (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2019 Submitted via Website
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

All the 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
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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
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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
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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 member of the office team who will be able to arrange this for you.

Thank you for the feedback on the staff who care for your child, we will ensure this is shared with the team.

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Review from Donna (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2017 Submitted via Website
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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 member of the office team who will be able to arrange this for you.

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Review from Irene S (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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    Tops Day Nurseries Wins King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development Tops Day Nurseries is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in...

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Stephanie Ridealgh
Stephanie RidealghJob Title:Nursery ManagerJoined: 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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