Admission Policy

Statement of intent
At Dunalley Nursery and Preschool all children are welcomed and valued.
It is our intention to make our setting accessible to children and families from all sections of the local community.

Aim
We aim to ensure that all sections of our community have access to the setting through open, fair and clearly communicated procedures. We ensure that the existence of our setting is advertised in places accessible to all sections of the community.

Admissions Procedure
The application process includes a completed application form indicating which sessions are preferred. Please remember that we are not able to guarantee these sessions will be available.

We operate the following admissions procedure:

  • A minimum of 12 hours are required to be taken: families should be aware that it may be confusing for young children to attend more than one setting. All children are entitled to receive 15 hours of free nursery funding the term after their third birthday.

Intakes are usually in September, January and April. 

 Child’s birthday

     When you can claim

1 January to 31 March

     The beginning of term on or after 1 April

1 April to 31 August

     The beginning of term on or after 1 September

1 September to 31 December

     The beginning of term on or after 1 January

 

 

  • The admission of a ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or guardianship order, or children with special educational needs for whom an education health and care plan (“EHC plan”) has been issued by the local authority and after discussion to ensure needs can be met.

  • Children who have siblings attending Dunalley School or Dunalley Nursery and Preschool. 
  • We operate a first on our waiting list, (first come, first served) basis.

A place on the waiting list does not guarantee a place at the Dunalley Nursery and Preschool. 

A place at Dunalley Nursery and Preschool does not guarantee a place at Dunalley School

The names of children who have not achieved an offer of a place will be ranked on the waiting list in accordance with the order of priority, not in accordance with the date that the application for admission was received.  This means that a chld's name may go down as well as up the waiting list as further applications for admission are received for children with higher priority.

Settling in sessions
Parent and Child Settling-in sessions will take place before children are formally admitted to nursery if possible so that families can meet with their child’s key worker and begin to build relationships to support a secure and smooth transition. Nursery staff will discuss times and settling in days with families.  

Appeals
We aim to provide a fair and consistent application of places.  However, if you feel unhappy with the procedure, in the first instance, please speak to the manager of the setting.  If we are unable to meet your requirements and you feel that you have been unfairly treated, and the matter cannot be resolved by speaking to the manager, please put your concerns in writing to Mrs Godfrey, Head Teacher.  Your written concerns will be considered according to our appeals procedure by the Head teacher and the Governor appointed to oversee the nursery. 

    Appeals procedure

  1. Parent to discuss issue with manager
  2. If not resolved, parent to put reasons in writing to Head teacher
  3. Head teacher to liaise with Governor representative to consider the case
  4. Head teacher to provide a written response to parent and nursery

 This policy should be read in conjunction with our terms and conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPAL Stay & Play

27 Sep 2024

We would like to invite all of our families to join us for an OPAL Stay & Play on Saturday 5th October from 10am - 12pm.

Donations for OPAL

15 Sep 2024

If you are thinking of having a pre-Christmas sort out please keep OPAL in mind for the usual donations.

Dunalley Pantry

05 Sep 2024

We would like to remind our families about Dunalley Pantry.
Set up to help families who are struggling with the cost of living crisis.

Free Uniform

01 Sep 2024

We have lots of unclaimed uniform items here at school, should you need anything for your child(ren) please pop along and see us.

Back to School

08 Aug 2024

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 4th September

Dunalley Pantry

31 Jul 2024

Our Dunalley Pantry will be open during the school holidays.
9am to 10.30am on Thursdays 1st, 8th & 29th August


Helping where we can.

Exceptional Learners

22 Jul 2024

Thank you to all of our children for their hard work and perseverance this year. Visitors to our school always comment on our focused learners.

Non-uniform Day

24 Jun 2024

We raised £300 from our non school uniform day on Friday.
£150 each for the Air Ambulance & The Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Dunalley Diddies

03 Jun 2024

Open to parents/carers of babies 0-1yrs old, on Wednesdays 1.45pm-3pm. For more info pop along and speak to Hannah Street in Nursery & Pre-school.

Nursery & Pre-school spaces available

13 May 2024

Dunalley Nursery & Pre-school have sessions available for September 2024.
Contact us now for further information.