Lyn's Little Ones Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Wallasey for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £62.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2015, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £62.00 | £44.00Half a day |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £60.00 Depositrefundable from your last week of fees, provided that you give us 4, refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 an hour Extra hours
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £5.00 a session Meals supplement for an afternoon sessionGovernment-funded sessions only, includes meals
- £8.00 a session Meals supplement for a Morning sessionGovernment-funded sessions only, includes meals
- £16.00 a day Meals supplement for a full dayGovernment-funded sessions only, includes meals
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours and 30 hours extended government funding, two-year-old funding and pre-school funding.
Worth knowing. Meals supplement for Government-funded sessions only: £8 for a Morning session, £5 for afternoon session or £16 for a full day.
What childcare usually costs in Wirral
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wirral 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
CH44 0BWWhat 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, 9 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. They enjoy spending time with staff at this welcoming and friendly pre-school. Children demonstrate that they feel safe here.
They talk excitedly about the recent outing staff organised to the local greengrocer to select and buy their own fruit. Children have formed close bonds with staff and their peers. These positive relationships help children to feel confident when trying new activities at pre-school.
Children behave well and they are kind to their friends. Children learn about different feelings in their circle time sessions. They use the sensory tent to help them regulate their own emotions. Staff are positive role models and have high expectations of all children. They listen attentively to children when they are talking. This helps to build up children's self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on and embed the home-learning strategies already in place, including helping children to develop a love of reading at home n differentiate activities to ensure learning outcomes are suitable and achievable for all children.
- 9 October 2023Good
- 9 February 2018Good
- 24 August 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lyn's Little Ones Preschool
- 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 £62.00 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.