Bare Necessities Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Morecambe for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 1992, with 30 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
LA4 6EFWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 13 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents are warmly welcomed into the pre-school. They are greeted by happy and nurturing staff, who are genuinely pleased to see the children.
Children are very settled and leave their parents with ease. Children's emotional well-being is well supported. Staff help children who have recently joined the preschool to settle quickly. They provide lots of reassurance and help them to build friendships and understand the daily routine. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), seek out staff for comfort and cuddles. This helps to build their self-esteem and confidence.
Children make good progress in their speech and language. Older children talk enthusiastically and recall what they have previously learned as they discuss road safety. They speak with confidence to visitors about using 'stop, look and listen'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further the curriculum to ensure that it is even more ambitious to extend children's critical thinking, particularly for the oldest children n maximise opportunities for children to take appropriate risks and challenges to enhance their resilience and independence further n ensure that staff give clear messages to children about the importance of adopting healthy lifestyle habits.
- 13 September 2023Good
- 12 January 2018Good
- 7 July 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bare Necessities Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.