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  • Phone Number
    023 9221 5786
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Details
  • Group/Owner
    Tops Day Nurseries
  • Person in Charge
    Simon Evans (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Staff
    59
  • When Closed
    Christmas, Boxing Day & New Year
  • Type of Service
    Day Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    115
  • Age range
    from 0 years 3 months to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0600-2000
Funding & Fees

Location
  • Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY

  • Quinn Holland
    September 3, 2024 at 10:47 pm

    They all have the kids’s best interests at heart and they go above and beyond for them. Thank you very much for everything you have done and more. I cannot praise this childcare centre enough, they have helped and supported my little man in the transition for him to start school in September.

  • Sawyer Hayes
    September 19, 2024 at 2:46 pm

    The team are lovely and really attentive. They are given opportunities to learn and develop and do really excellent activities. Everyone is so welcoming and compassionate. Would strongly suggest it for kids of all ages up to school and for holiday clubs. Outstanding High 5’s holiday club which both our kids attend having been at Tops before they went to school.

  • Spencer Hayes
    October 16, 2024 at 1:25 am

    He is enjoying his new school. He would not be able to do that unless you helped him in his early stages. Thank you once again. Thank you Tops Day Childcare centre team, especially to Preschool 3, for the overall development of my son.

  • Gray Sawyer
    November 1, 2024 at 4:51 pm

    My daughter has been attending Tops Portsmouth since she was 11 months old. She is now 4! We’ve had a very pleasant journey over the years and have not had any major concerns. It is such a relief and joy to see your kid getting excited to go to childcare centre and hug their teacher with such excitement. It is also very hard to find such a great quality childcare centre with so much flexibility in the bookings. I would absolutely suggest it to anyone looking for childcare. Incredible childcare centre!

  • Jesse Turner
    November 12, 2024 at 11:18 am

    Once they had a change in management, it is not so lovely anymore. The team change very often but they are nice and supportive, especially the receptionist, but unfortunately the team in the office is not so welcoming and not very supportive. Tops Day Childcare centre used to be a better place especially a few years ago.

  • Marley Sharpe
    November 29, 2024 at 1:49 pm

    He has blossomed into a confident and bright young man thanks to all the childcare centre workers. They are outstanding at updates and making sure to keep me up to date with my son’s development. My son needs a little extra help in certain areas and they have gone above and beyond to assist me with this. All the team are lovely and efficient. I sense confident in recommending this childcare centre to anyone! My son started here in November and I could not fault the childcare centre at all.

  • Skyler Finch
    December 17, 2024 at 7:54 pm

    The receptionist is very nice. They could improve with their food options, other than that, I am cheerful with the overall services. My kid loves going to the childcare centre and learn new activities. Team are very welcoming and understands my kid’s needs.

  • Sidney Keane
    January 27, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    My boys consistently can’t wait to go, plus I sense secure leaving them too.
    The short time they have been attending. They have come so far, for example their speech has gotten better and their self‑assurance has grown.
    They do so many activities with them and are consistently willing to go the extra mile and this applies to all the team.
    5 stars. Tops childcare centre Cosham is exceptional.

  • Riley Quinn
    February 10, 2025 at 7:42 am

    The office team at Tops were very quick to respond and was thankfully able to facilitate us. Although we were only coming for one day, the childcare centre was very thorough in enrolling and discovering about my son’s likes and needs, etc.
    I was apprehensive as to how he would react to a new space and people, however, we found the childcare centre very welcoming and my son was very cheerful to go inside with the caregiver and settled in immediately. When I picked him up in the afternoon he was in excellent spirits and spoke about the fantastic day he had and all the activities he did at his ‘special childcare centre’. I contacted Tops Day Childcare centre looking for an emergency day space for my toddler as we were travelling to Portsmouth for my mother’s funeral the following day and had been let down with our childcare arrangements.

  • Blake Jarvis
    February 17, 2025 at 7:32 am

    She consistently has the biggest smile on her face and runs into the childcare centre when attending or towards the team here with open arms. This to me is a telltale sign as a parent, that she feels comfortable and secure being here. The team at Tops have consistently been extremely accommodating to her and kept myself and her father in the loop with her development needs, working alongside her external therapies also. It is nice to sense my daughter is a part of something like she does at Tops. They are consistently accommodating and extremely flexible with the work patterns of shift workers. My daughter has attended Tops since she was 7 months old and now is 3 years old.

  • Micah Finch
    March 26, 2025 at 8:36 pm

    As a first time mum, I was very nervous about putting my kid into a setting on top of the pandemic. I was almost instantly reassured, and the team team couldn’t help me enough in settling my daughter and comforting not only her but myself during this time. She absolutely loves all the team in the building, and they are consistently sending me updates of what she is up to throughout the day. We are consistently greeted with a lovely smile and cuddles! I adore that my daughter can go with the team without worry. If she is going to be upset, they have her routine spot on and will consistently listen if anything changes. I couldn’t think of a better place to send my daughter; thank you so much! My daughter started at the childcare centre in September 2020.

  • Kai Brooks
    March 28, 2025 at 9:11 pm

    All the team are consistently nice and supportive. I recently attended a stay-and-playtime session, there are so many activities to do as well as a very large garden to playtime in. I would definitely suggest this childcare centre. My daughter has been attending Top Day Childcare centre since she was 14 months old, settling in immediately and seems to really delight in going.

  • Sidney Owens
    April 3, 2025 at 8:35 pm

    Office team are really excellent and attention to detail is incredible. If I make a mistake you can guarantee they will pick it up and check to avoid unnecessary costs. Consistently polite and welcoming. Childcare centre team are consistently excellent, my smallest loves the team in the nest, she runs to give them cuddles and for me, that speaks a thousand words. Preschool 1, the team are so lovely and the forest school just puts the cherry on the cake, my daughter loves it. The team are excellent at handover, I would just like a bit more updates on what she is discovering at preschool age, but I know kids learn best during playtime so I’m not overly concerned. Kitchen: the meal choices are exceptional with the cold and hot options changing all the time. The flexibility allows me to keep working without unnecessary cost. The management team consistently wanting to improve the childcare centre, really approachable and cheerful to help whenever needed, any small issues we have had, they have rectified immediately.

  • Lane Page
    April 10, 2025 at 8:01 am

    My boy really enjoyed his time in the childcare centre. I noticed how quickly my boy started discovering with educators – songs, numeracy, dance, language. My boy attended childcare centre since he was two years old. He loved Forest School. There were excellent facilities, lovely location and dedicated team. We are pleased with how the team looked after my boy. He developed a lot through playtime activities at the childcare centre. Team and management team are lovely and supportive all the time.

  • Emerson Hayes
    April 11, 2025 at 4:21 pm

    This makes going to work so much easier. My two kids adore childcare centre, they both started and struggled with separation but Tops Childcare centre made them sense so comfortable they settled quicker than I thought and adore going.

  • Lennon Sutton
    April 23, 2025 at 6:00 am

    At first, my son would cry every time I left him, as he is uncomfortable around people. Now he takes his bag from me ready to start with the lovely team. The team, who my kid has interacted with since being there, have done a fantastic job! They know the majority of things about my son – what he likes/dislikes, when he is tired, when hungry and so on! They have to remember other kids and they are like my kid’s third home. They make sure when it’s sunny, they are out in the garden and my son loves the outside so that’s nice to know. The one thing I would change, if it was possible, I understand the team work from 06:00-20:00 as it is! But as I work in the hospital when working till 20:00 it is hard to try and leave early to get on time so if they made it 20:10 just so I got that little extra time to be there on time and not get charged £30:00. My kid has been attending childcare centre since he was 8 months he is now only 17 months but I couldn’t fault the childcare centre.

  • Elliot Lawson
    May 10, 2025 at 7:07 am

    My little girl settled in very quickly and loves going! The team are very welcoming and very supportive, the updates is great and I delight in being sent photos of my daughter and seeing the activities she gets up to. Excellent childcare centre!

  • Alex Rowe
    May 21, 2025 at 1:03 pm

    Now at the age of 3, I am very cheerful that she is not a very shy little girl anymore. Attending this childcare centre has helped her develop social skills, updates and self‑assurance. She enjoys the variety of activities provided at the childcare centre. The one aspect which needs improving is taking kids for outings on foot or by vehicle. In the 2 years my daughter has been there, she has never been for any outing. And also discovering log entries on the parents’ app were very regular on a weekly basis until she was in explorers. After which it has been very limited. Overall, I am cheerful with the flexibility in booking hours and the assistance given. Thank you. My daughter has been attending this childcare centre since she was 10 months old.

  • Jesse Wells
    May 27, 2025 at 9:19 pm

    I have had a excellent journey dealing with the team and would definitely suggest other parents to ensure their kid attends here. Prior to coming to childcare centre, my son was socially withdrawn around others which was due to the pandemic and limited interaction. Since then he has grown massively in self‑assurance and I credit that to how much he enjoys the childcare centre. I have also found the admin to be very supportive in any queries regarding change of hours and flexible with changes I have had to make fairly quickly. I sense he has been well prepared for primary school and will be sad to leave. My son is extremely cheerful at the childcare centre and skips through the doors every day.

  • Toby Cross
    June 11, 2025 at 10:39 am

    All of the team from the admin team, chefs and caregiving team are all so personable, approachable, welcoming, attentive, supportive and expert. I couldn’t be happier since my son has joined the tops family, he has come on so well in his development and self‑assurance I know a big part of this is down to the fabulous team/family. Thank you and continue what you guys do, you’re all terrific. I’m so cheerful with the choice we made in putting our son in Tops Day Childcare centre Portsmouth, QA hospital site.

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