Full-day nursery in Rossmore, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone
104-106 Herbert Avenue, Poole, DORSET, BH12 4HU · 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 February 1998Reference 149980Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 July 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
104-106 Herbert Avenue, Poole, DORSET, BH12 4HU · More nurseries in BH12
Stations
- Branksome23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Arne Avenue Top, Boldre Close and Buckingham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Turners Nursery12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Branksome Recreation playground11 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are about 3.2 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.
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Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone is a full-day nursery at 104-106 Herbert Avenue, Poole, DORSET, BH12 4HU, in Rossmore, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 (October 2026). It is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Tops Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 32 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tops Day Nurseries - ParkstoneThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Rossmore5
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Quay School ages 5–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Manorside Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Heatherlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Winchelsea School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Livingstone Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Langside School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 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 Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone Good at its inspection on 22 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone take?
Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone?
Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone?
Branksome is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tops Day Nurseries - Parkstone?
You can call 01202 716130 and visit www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 149980 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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