| Age to apply for a funded Pre-School place in the September 2020–June 2021 school year? |
Target Pre-School Age:- If your child is born on or between 2 July 2016 and 1 July 2017 they will be in their final pre-school year (Target Age) and you will be eligible to apply for a funded place for your child in either:-
Penultimate (Underage):- If funded places are still available after target age children are admitted then underage (penultimate) children born on or between 2 July 2017 and 1 July 2018 may also be admitted. If your child falls within this age group you will be eligible to apply to:-
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| Pre-School admissions procedure is in two Stages |
After the application closing date of 12 noon on 30 January 2020 pre-schools will commence consideration of applications within a 2 stage process:- Stage 1 – Consideration of target age applications (children in their final pre-school year) |
The online application for admission to Pre-School in September 2020 has now closed.
A late application must be made on paper - forms are available here or from any pre-school provider.
You can submit a late application at any time but only those received by 12.00 noon on 7 February 2020 will be processed during the Pre-School (Stage 1) admissions procedure.
Late applications received after this date will not be considered until the Stage 1 admissions procedure has ended on 28 April 2020.
Before you submit your application it is important that you read the admissions criteria of the schools you are interested in sending your child to.
When completing the application you will need to make sure you include all the relevant information about how your child meets the criteria, as this is what schools will use when applying criteria and making decisions on which children will be offered places.
For more information, please view the full Pre-School Admissions User Guide below.