Woodland Grange Pre-School

Applying for a place at Pre-School

As soon as your child becomes 3, if we have a space, your child can begin in our pre-school.

As long as places are available, children may start at any point of the year but it is more likely a place will be secured by getting on the waiting list as early as possible.  

A £50 deposit will secure your child's place but will be returned if a place cannot be offered.  The £50 will be returned at the end of your child's time in the pre-school. A receipt will be issued for the deposit.

Three and four year olds are entitled to up to 30 hours of free early learning and childcare per week but Woodland Grange, to maximise the number of places it can offer, provides up to 15 hours– for 38 weeks (term-time) of the year (15 hours x 38 weeks of term-time = 570 hours). This entitlement begins the term after your child’s third birthday.  Please note, if your child's 3rd birthday is in September, October, November or December, the FREE entitlement does not begin until January. Similarly, if your child's 3rd birthday is between January and Easter, the free entitlement does not begin until the start of the new term after Easter. If your child's 3rd brithday is between Easter and August, the free entitlement does not begin until the new school year in September.  This does not stop you taking up a place for your child as soon as he/she turns 3 but it must be fully funded by you until your child is entitled to the FEEE funding in the following term.

The free entitlement is term time only (38 weeks) but we can, in accordance with Government guidelines, for parents who require all-year care, spread the entitlement over 50 weeks.

The early learning entitlement is often referred to as Nursery Education Funding (NEF) or Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE).  When you claim FEEE in your first term, please complete the Parent Declaration Form and return it to the main school office or a pre-school staff member.

Also, you can use childcare vouchers to pay towards your fees. We accept childcare vouchers from all recognised voucher providers if paid electronically. Please ask your employer about which childcare voucher scheme they use.

Before a place is confirmed we will need to see your child's birth certificate and proof of address (Council Tax statement).  

To apply for a place, the 'Place Application Form', together with a cheque for £50, must be returned to the school office.

Once you have submitted your 'Place Application Form' and 'Session Request Form' and a place has been confirmed, you will be asked to complete our more detailed 'Admission Data Collection Form' and complete a declaration as to the free (FEEE) childcare sessions you intend to use each term.

Click on the document below to download the

Place Application Form.

You will also need to download and return the 'Session Request Form'.