Full-day nursery in Wick, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Tops Day Nursery Christchurch
Priory Hall, Whitehall, Christchurch, BH23 1DE · 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 May 2017Reference EY546997Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 21 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places77 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Priory Hall, Whitehall, Christchurch, BH23 1DE · More nurseries in BH23
Stations
- Christchurch13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Priory Corner and Town Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Quomps2 min walk
- Druitt Gardens3 min walk
- New Zealand Gardens6 min walk
- Wick Green8 min walk
- Two Riversmeet Park9 min walk
- The Quomps Playground4 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 Nursery Christchurch is a full-day nursery at Priory Hall, Whitehall, Christchurch, BH23 1DE, in Wick, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 77 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, 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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| Tops Day Nursery ChristchurchThis 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.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Priory Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Katharine's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Christchurch Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Christchurch Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Mudeford Community Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Somerford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.1 miles
- Mudeford Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 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 Nursery Christchurch's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Day Nursery Christchurch Good at its inspection on 21 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Day Nursery Christchurch take?
Tops Day Nursery Christchurch is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Day Nursery Christchurch?
Tops Day Nursery Christchurch is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tops Day Nursery Christchurch?
Christchurch is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tops Day Nursery Christchurch?
You can call 01202 481729 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
- 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 EY546997 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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