LiveWires Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Easingwold for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £48.00 a day for 2-5yrs, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2020, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
52 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2yrsbirth to 2y | £56.00 | £41.00Half Day, 5.5 hrs | |
| 2-5yrs2y to 5y | £48.00 | £38.00Half Day, 5.5 hrs | |
| All ages | £48.00Holiday Club Full Day | £8.50Breakfast Club £13.00After School Club, 2.7 hrs £38.00Holiday Club Half Day, 5.5 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.25 Hot LunchAvailable all year round
- £2.50 Transport (to and from village schools)per child per journey
- £20.00 per 15 minutes Late collectionevery 30 minutes after 6pm
Discounts
- 10% siblings discounton the sessions marked *
Funded hours
Funded places are available for all 3 and 4 year old children, all eligible 2 year old children and 30 hours extended entitlement.
Worth knowing. We pride ourselves on not adding any additional charges for any activities/consumables within the nursery and offering parents flexibility with their child’s funded hours.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
YO61 3AEWhat 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, 29 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school happily and are keen to engage in the range of activities on offer. They confidently follow their own interests and enjoy their learning. They learn to be very polite and are attentive when staff speak to them.
This supports their good behaviour, learning and safety. Older children automatically say 'please,' 'thank you' and 'excuse me' when speaking to adults and as they play with their friends.
Children are particularly motivated outdoors. They rush excitedly to match the animal footprints with the appropriate animal pictures. They are often reflective as they search for worms and insects, or chat as they mix the cake batter. Children develop their language due to their keen interest in the topic. They learn new vocabulary, such as 'similar' and 'habitat', to talk about their play and learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff's interactions and routines to identify where further improvements can be made to children's language skills and independence.
- 29 March 2023Good
- 1 April 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for LiveWires Pre-School
- Youngest age taken
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £48.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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