Westgate Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Morecambe for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 1992, with 36 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 4UZWhat 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, 28 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting happy and excitedly seek out their friends. Staff are friendly and greet children by saying 'good morning'. Children are settled and have lovely bonds with the staff. Before children start, they are offered settling-in sessions with parents in attendance to help ease the transition to nursery. Parents speak positively of these sessions and develop relationships with their child's key person.
Communication and language is supported extremely well. Staff have systems in place to support children to learn new words and understand their meaning. For example, children are asked to vote for the story they would like to hear. Staff ask children which story has 'many' votes and which has 'few'. This helps children to learn that 'more' and 'less' have various meanings. As a result, all children are making good progress in this area.
The environments both indoors and outdoors are arranged to encourage children to navigate around the setting. They confidently select resources and join activities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of the lunchtime routine and teach children what is expected of them n support staff to focus more precisely on what children need to learn next, in order to help children make the progress they are capable of.
- 28 April 2023Good
- 5 September 2017Good
- 26 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Westgate Pre-School
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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