Lancaster Road Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Morecambe for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1997, with 68 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 5THWhat 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, 24 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this inclusive and welcoming setting. The established key-person system ensures staff provide support and encouragement for children as they embark on their learning journey at the setting. It is evident that children are happy, safe and settled at the setting.
Communication and language is promoted very well by all staff. Children are confident communicators, using words and signals to indicate their needs. Staff are very responsive to children's cues. For example, children guide staff to resources they would like to play with. Staff say the name of the toy before handing it to children. Staff use visual prompts for some children when communicating with them. For example, staff show children their nappy, lunchbox and coat to indicate key parts of children's daily routine. Children love stories and listen attentively to staff reading to them. Children join in with nursery rhymes and love dancing and doing the actions. As a result, children are developing their communication and language skills.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported extremely well. Children's experiences are effectively planned by their key person.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan purposefully for outdoor learning in order that children who prefer to learn outdoors can do so in their preferred learning environment.
- 24 March 2023Good
- 6 September 2017Good
- 29 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lancaster Road Nursery
- 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.