Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery

All Saints Church, Viney Road, Lymington SO41 8FD
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8.8 66 Reviews
  • Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery, Lymington
Tops Day Nursery - Lymington All Saints is gracefully housed within the historically significant Grade II listed All Saints Church. The welcoming nursery caters to children from three months to four years of age and offers the flexibility of 15 or 30 funded childcare hours for children aged two, three, and four.

As a part of the larger group dedicated to eco-sustainable childcare and education in the UK, the Lymington facility upholds a culture of environmental respect and practices aimed at reducing, reusing and recycling resources. The nursery provides the convenience of short-notice emergency childcare, ensuring coverage for teacher training days and school closures.

Moreover, Tops Day Nursery - Lymington proudly introduces a range of engaging extracurricular activities, including Tops Cooking School, Tops Forest School, meditation, yoga, Rugby Rangers, Boogie Mites and supervised tooth brushing. Throughout your child's stay, attentive staff diligently record essential information, including sleep times, nappy changes and dietary details, which are shared with families through daily reports on the EYLOG platform.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Mags Pritchett (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 28

Total Places for Children

  • 100

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 Years Day

Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery Reviews (66)

8.8

Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.836) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery has 66 reviews.

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Review from Theo S (Father of Child) published on 21 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love Lymington Tops, and so do both of our children. This is a brilliant nursery. The manager and her team love the kids and welcome them every day with big smiles, and the children know they are loved. The staff are great at tuning into what each child needs, helping to make going to the nursery
a positive experience.


There's lots of space for them to explore inside and outside, with a good mixture of guided and self-led learning. Our children have become so much more confident and capable since coming to this nursery.
We appreciate the continuity of staff here - it's clear staff enjoy being there - and that makes a huge difference for us and the kids. Communication with staff is good too.


Moving our children to Tops has been such a positive experience - it's just brilliant.

Reply from Funke Olotu, Marketing at Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington NurseryThank you so much for your heartwarming review! We are thrilled to hear that both of your children are enjoying their time at Lymington Tops Nursery.

Our dedicated manager and the entire team take great pride in creating a nurturing and welcoming environment for all our little ones. It's heartening to know that the children feel loved and that their positive experiences contribute to their confidence and capabilities.

We're delighted that you appreciate the balance of guided and self-led learning, as well as the ample space both indoors and outdoors for exploration. The continuity of our colleagues and their evident enjoyment in their roles is indeed something we hold dear. Your mention of positive communication is particularly rewarding, as fostering strong connections with our parents is a priority.

We're honoured to be part of your children's journey, and we look forward to continuing to provide a brilliant and positive experience for your family.
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Review from Mike L (Father of Child) published on 5 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Can't speak highly enough of this nursery and the staff. Facilities are great with lots of toys and play areas, and staff are all wonderful! Our daughter loves it here and we're very happy to have got a place!
Reply from Funke Olotu, Marketing at Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington NurseryWe're so glad to hear that you love our nursery and our wonderful staff! Our play areas and toys are indeed lots of fun for our little ones. We're thrilled that your daughter enjoys her time here. We're looking forward to having her with us and creating many happy memories together!
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Review from Isabel B (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can’t recommend this nursery enough! My daughter loves going here. The staff are absolutely amazing and so supportive. I know my daughter is always in good hands. The support that is offered around learning, play and promoting her development is just amazing and I can’t thank you enough!
Reply from Lauren Ballard, Marketing Assistant at Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington NurseryThank you for your positive review, we really appreciate it!
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Review from G G (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves going to Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery
The team are wonderful.
They do a wide range of activities and my daughter always comes home happy and tells us what she has been doing! I would definitely recommend this nursery!
Reply from Lauren Ballard, Marketing Assistant at Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington NurseryThank you very much for your positive review, we really appreciate it!
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Review from Penelope C (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot recommend this nursery more highly. The staff are wonderful, so caring and always make time to speak about our children whether it's a general chat or a more specific area of concern. They are hugely flexible, always helpful if we need support at short notice. Both our children are so happy
there. I love hearing about all the things they get up to every day and cannot thank the team enough for all the efforts they put into giving the children such a lot of variety in activities. Thank you!
Reply from Lauren Ballard, Marketing Assistant at Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington NurseryThank you very much for your positive review, we really appreciate it!
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Review from Ade A (Mother of Child) published on 7 October 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly and lovely staff. The manager and staff are all very caring. My daughter was always pleased to be at nursery. Good with activities and learning needs of the child. She does miss you all now.
Reply from Ellen Wentworth, Marketing Assistant at Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington NurseryThank you for your lovely review Ade, we miss her too.
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Review from Nicolette L (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My two year old loves his nursery, he calls it castle school and cannot wait to return to have fun and learn. Beautiful layout for child-led and independent learning. Everyone has such a warm, nurturing approach to help little ones learn boundaries, express their feelings and grow strongly. Thank you
for being with us on this journey!
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Review from Bravenan V (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Friendly staff and takes good care of our little one. Very flexible with nursery timing, and the idea of choosing the days we need before a week really helps us out. Additionally, no pressure for us to choose a minimum number of days really helps us.
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Review from Michelle B (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter has recently started, having not ever been to any day care setting, she has settled smoothly. She absolutely loves her "school" days and I love hearing and seeing all the things she has been up to whilst I'm working. The staff are all friendly, helpful and take the time to greet us personally
each morning.
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Review from Kerry D (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I moved my son to Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery in January 2021. It has been the best thing we’ve done for him. He is much happier and coming along leaps and bounds. Staff are lovely and easy to to talk to. They are very good with getting extra help for my son as he has speech delay.
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Review from Kasia S (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery is an amazing setting that caters so well for every child's individual needs. My son had issues with food intolerance's and they have catered to this brilliantly too. The staff there are always friendly, welcoming and build brilliant relationships with your child,
so that they feel safe, happy and secure in coming to nursery.The activities are fun and educational, with use of lots of wooden toys, art and crafts and a beautiful enclosed garden area for the children to play in. I love that they allow the children to get muddy and messy in their play, as it allows them to experience different textures and be themselves during play. I would highly recommend this nursery to any prospective parents and children looking for a childcare setting.
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Review from Shanica S (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are absolutely amazing, my son has formed such a lovely bond with them especially one member of staff who he adores. Every time he comes home from nursery I feel like he has learnt to do something new. I could not recommend this nursery more.
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Review from Rich M (Father of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son currently attends Tops Lymington and we have been wowed by the care he has received there. Firstly, due to mine and my partner's work commitments, our son only needs a particular set of hours a week that we found we weren't able to access at other settings without paying for much longer sessions
than we needed. Tops Lymington is different as it works with families and will be flexible to their needs, the only requirement being a minimum of six hours a week. The staff are wonderful, incredibly knowledgeable people who clearly love their roles and we have felt our child is extremely safe and well looked after by them. He loves attending the setting and the staff are always full of stories of how much fun he has had each day, mirrored by the smiling photos we get sent through on the app too. The management team are also extremely approachable, knowledgeable and work hard to build positive relationships with parents. We couldn't be happier with the care at Tops Lymington.
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Review from S T (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves it at Tops Lymington. He does a wide range of activities and is enthusiastic about everything. Our daughter (now in reception) was very well prepared for school from her experiences at Tops.
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Review from Rose R (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The manager and the team at Tops Lymington are wonderful. My son went there before starting school and my daughter is there now. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. The environment is calm, safe, stimulating and fun for the kids. They have loads of space, both indoors and out, as well as taking regular
trips to local parks and meadows. Before COVID they did trips to the local elderly residential home with some of the preschoolers, which was a wonderful way of mixing the generations. They have been very reassuring through COVID and I've felt fully confident sending my daughter back.
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Review from H C (Mother of Child) published on 30 June 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been at Tops, Lymington for a year now and we have been really happy with the care and attention that he has been given. We have really missed everyone during the covid-19 pandemic but have been really impressed with how the manager and team have dealt with everything. My daughter will be
going when I go back to work and we can't wait for her to enjoy nursery as much as our son does. We would definitely recommend the nursery.
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Review from Jane P (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My eldest has been at Tops Lymington since she was 18 months, she comes home every day with new exciting stories about what they did/ate/learnt. My youngest is in the baby room and has been there for 6 months, she is also very happy while at Tops. Her skills/eating is definitely helped on by the great
work the staff do. I am very happy with every aspect of Tops Lymington and so happy that the kids have been able to resume their time there after 10 weeks off for COVID.
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Review from Kelly R (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Happy friendly staff. Always seem to really care. Great facilities, great activities. Very secure setting. Great communication with all the children.
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Review from Liz A (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at the nursery are fantastic. Great advice when needed. My daughter loves going to nursery and is always smiling when I pick her up. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a nursery for their child.
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Review from Kelly H (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter has been coming to Tops Lymington since she was 15-months-old. They are an amazing nursery and I would recommend them to anyone.
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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.836)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.836) out of 10 for Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.9 out of 5 from 6 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 4.986 for Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (71 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 4.986
  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 3.85 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Tops Day Nurseries: Lymington Nursery is based on 6 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 = 3.55
    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 100 number of registered child places is 20. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 20 = 0.3
  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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Margaret Pritchett

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2016

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