Ofsted report card

Top Tots Daycare

South Bank, Middlesbrough · TS6 6SU

Inspected by Ofsted on 15 August 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY281726
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
25 March 2004
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

South Bank, Middlesbrough · TS6 6SU. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 14 March 2023 inspection Inadequate
  2. 8 March 2019 inspection Good
  3. 7 January 2016 inspection Good
  4. 28 January 2013 inspection Requires Improvement
  5. 28 February 2012 inspection Requires Improvement
  6. 18 May 2007 inspection Good
  7. 14 February 2005 inspection Good

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Top Tots Daycare in South Bank, Middlesbrough was last inspected on 15 August 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Top Tots Daycare has been registered with Ofsted since 25 March 2004. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY281726.

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