Tops Day Nurseries - Newport
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newport for children from birth to 8+, open 06:00 to 20:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2009, with 92 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Isle of Wight
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Isle of Wight from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
PO30 5TAWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 7 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 June 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 9 October 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly come into nursery. They have warm and secure bonds with the kind and caring staff. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children learn to take risks safely and staff support children as they learn to risk assess for themselves. For example, older children learn to climb trees in forest school and younger children develop their skills as they balance along obstacle courses.
Staff develop children's literacy skills throughout the nursery. For example, children learn how to turn pages one by one when looking at stories and enjoy re-enacting favourite stories such as 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. They are able to confidently re-tell the story. Staff promote children's development of their imagination and critical thinking skills. For example, children excitedly remember that the 'dragon'
lives in the woods and, with support, create their own 'dragon den'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further supervision and coaching to enhance staff's understanding of the curriculum n review hygiene routines to ensure that staff consistently teach children good hygiene practices.
- 6 February 2024Good
- 30 May 2018Outstanding
- 20 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tops Day Nurseries - Newport
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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