Full-day nursery in Wareham, Dorset
Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham
1 Carey Road, Wareham, BH20 4AX · 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 November 2001Reference 144329Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 2025Food 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
1 Carey Road, Wareham, BH20 4AX · More nurseries in BH20
Stations
- Wareham2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Wareham Station, Bere Road and Tantinoby Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northmoor Park5 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Hauses Field Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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 - Wareham is a full-day nursery at 1 Carey Road, Wareham, BH20 4AX, in Wareham, Dorset. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 miles
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.5 miles
- The Purbeck School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham Good at its inspection on 22 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham take?
Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham?
Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham?
Wareham is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tops Day Nurseries - Wareham?
You can call 01929 555051 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 144329 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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