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Nurseries in Morecambe

There are 11 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Morecambe, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Morecambe

  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (11 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bare Necessities Preschool - Pre-school, Morecambe LA4 6EF, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 13 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Butterflies Preschool - Day nursery, Morecambe LA3 2UP, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 7 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cheeky Cherubs Nursery - Day nursery, Morecambe LA4 4EF, ages 0 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 29 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lancaster Road Nursery - Pre-school, Morecambe LA4 5TH, ages 2 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Morecambe Day Nursery - Day nursery, Morecambe LA4 5HR, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 30 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mossgate Day Nursery - Day nursery, Morecambe LA3 2EE, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 30 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sandcastles Nursery and Beach School - Day nursery, Morecambe LA4 6AA, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Time 4 Nursery - Day nursery, Morecambe LA3 2BN, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Total Tots Ltd - Day nursery, Morecambe LA4 4XF, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 18 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Total Tots Ltd - Day nursery, Morecambe LA3 1HH, ages 1 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Westgate Pre-School - Day nursery, Morecambe LA4 4UZ, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Footsteps - Out-of-school club, Morecambe LA4 6NZ, 42 places
  • Lighthouse Club - Out-of-school club, Morecambe LA4 5QD, 60 places
  • Unique Kidz And Co - Out-of-school club, Morecambe LA4 4NW
  • Westgate Wonders Breakfast and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Morecambe LA4 4XF, 60 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Morecambe

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.