Full-day nursery in Portsea, Portsmouth
Top Tots Day Nursery
23 Queen Street, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 3HN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2012Reference EY454735Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
23 Queen Street, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 3HN · More nurseries in PO1
Stations
- Portsmouth Harbour10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Portsmouth & Southsea11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Southsea Hoverport24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Curzon Howe Road, HMS Nelson and Historic Dockyard.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park6 min walk
- Powell Square6 min walk
- Ravelin Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Portsmouth there are about 3.3 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Top Tots Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 23 Queen Street, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 3HN, in Portsea, Portsmouth. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.1 miles
- The Portsmouth Grammar School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Jude's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 miles
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Top Tots Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Top Tots Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Top Tots Day Nursery take?
Top Tots Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Top Tots Day Nursery?
Portsmouth Harbour is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Top Tots Day Nursery?
You can call 07795 073231 and visit www.toptotsdaynursery.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY454735 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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