Total Tots Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Morecambe for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2013, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15/30 hours for 9 months to 3 years, 15 hours for 2 year olds, 15/30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Non-Core charges applied to funded sessions: £5.00 AM/PM, £10.00 full day.
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 4XFWhat 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, 18 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from nurturing staff who know them well. They settle quickly to their learning in this busy nursery environment. Children are encouraged to talk about how they are feeling. They are given the skills and vocabulary to develop a strong sense of how special and unique they are. Children show that they feel safe and secure. They can talk about people who love them.
Older children beam with pride as they share the things that they are good at.
Children use good manners and show kindness towards each other. Staff sensitively support children to resolve any arguments as they play. In this way, children are learning to share and take turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop planning across the nursery to ensure that children's experiences consistently build on their existing knowledge and skills n use ongoing staff development to embed consistent teaching approaches.
- 18 May 2023Good
- 24 October 2017Outstanding
- 12 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Total Tots Ltd
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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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