Portsmouth, Hampshire · PO6 3LY
Inspected by Ofsted on 21 May 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Portsmouth, Hampshire · PO6 3LY. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Hampshire was last inspected on 21 May 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Urgent Improvement; inclusion — Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth is registered for up to 115 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth has been registered with Ofsted since 12 February 2004. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY281231.