A GOOD result for Tops Christchurch

Staff and Children at Tops Christchurch, located on Denmark Lane, are pleased to be celebrating a GOOD result from Ofsted following their recent inspection.

Tops Christchurch nursery and preschool are truly passionate about providing a great quality of Early Education and Care for all our children and pride themselves in having a safe, secure and family centred environment.

The Ofsted Good Result report stated:

‘Children arrive happily and settle quickly at this warm and welcoming nursery. They share close relationships with staff, who are nurturing and kind in their approach. Consequently, children feel safe and secure’.‘Staff give the children lots of praise and encouragement for their good behaviour and their achievements. As a result, children respond with smiles, are confident and have high self-esteem’.

The report also noted that; ‘Staff provide a broad curriculum that focuses on building key skills that children need for their next stage of development, including starting school. All children make good progress from their individual starting points because staff get to know the children well and provide targeted support. Staff work closely with parents and other agencies to ensure a successful shared approach’.

The inspector said, “Staff support babies’ language development well by offering them choices, naming items as they speak and encouraging them to use their words. Babies move trains around a track as staff name the different colours of the carriages. They enthusiastically explore their environment using their senses, such as posting different shaped bricks into a shape sorter. Staff skilfully encourage babies’ curiosity as they explore what happens when they put resources into a cardboard tube. Babies smile and clap their hands as the resources go through the tube and come out the other end”.

“The provider places a strong emphasis on ensuring staff’s well-being. Staff have regular opportunities to discuss their practice and develop their knowledge. They have completed training to further support children’s communication and language. This has provided staff with further ideas to support children’s language development in the nursery. The provider is about to introduce home link bags with ideas for activities for parents and children to do together at home”.

What We said:

Oliver Matthews-King, Nursery Manager at Tops Christchurch said: “I am incredibly proud of my team at Tops Christchurch. We work hard to provide the highest quality early education and care, ensuring children thrive in a safe, secure environment while giving families peace of mind. This Good Ofsted result reflects our dedication, and we’re excited to continue delivering exceptional childcare to our local community.”

Tops Christchurch is part of a sustainable day nursery chain, Tops Day Nurseries, who have over 30 nurseries across the South and Southwest. Tops Christchurch offers flexible early education and care for children aged 3 months to school age.

To view the full report please click here.