Full-day nursery in Moordown, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Tops Muscliff
Claremont Christian Church, 69 Claremont Avenue, Bournemouth, BH9 3HD · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Claremont Christian Church, 69 Claremont Avenue, Bournemouth, BH9 3HD · More nurseries in BH9
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Claremont Avenue, Broadway Co-op and Luckham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Muscliff Park9 min walk
- Moordown Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 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.
What parents say
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Tops Muscliff is a full-day nursery at Claremont Christian Church, 69 Claremont Avenue, Bournemouth, BH9 3HD, in Moordown, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 59 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 (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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tops MuscliffThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Epiphany Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Barbara Rose Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Stars Queens ParkSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Muscliff Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Queen's Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Queen's Park Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- The Epiphany School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Winton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 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 Muscliff's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Muscliff Good at its inspection on 5 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Muscliff take?
Tops Muscliff is registered with Ofsted for up to 59 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Muscliff?
Tops Muscliff is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
How do I contact Tops Muscliff?
You can call 01202 538904 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 EY459137 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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