Nursery Admissions

Our Nursery Admits:

• Early Years funded three and four-year-olds from the start of the funding period following their third birthday.
• Non-funded three and four-year-olds from the start of funding period following their third birthday.

Generally, children will start at nursery at the beginning of a term. Eligibility for all three-years-olds to receive the Early Years Funding is at the start of the funding period following their third birthday. This funding will be paid up until the time when the child reaches statutory school age if the parent chooses to defer or delay entry into school

Patterns of Attendance Available

We are required to offer the Early Years Funding in a flexible way. Our school makes a core offer for the universal 570-hour funding entitlement of:

• Morning sessions of 9.00 am to 11.30 am and
• Afternoon sessions of 12.45 pm to 3.15 pm and
• All day sessions of 9.00 am to 3.15pm during term time only.

You can choose a morning, afternoon or all day-session to include the lunchtime period that is 11.30 – 12.45pm. This time is part of the day when children continue their learning and will be funded as part of the Early Years Funding if that is what parents/carers choose. We are not permitted to charge separately for this time if it is being taken as part of a funded session.

If parents want to buy additional hours on top of the 15 funded hours or the 30-hour extended entitlement, they can do this during our opening times at a rate of £4.00 per hour.

How to apply for a nursery place

Parents must complete both the Nursery Application Form and the Parents Declaration Form and return them to the school.

Nursery Admissions Policy 2023-24