Was your child born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023?
Will they have reached the age of 3 by August 31st, 2026?
If so, your child will have the opportunity to start at a school nursery in September 2026.
You are now applying after the closing date for on-time applications.
As you are applying after the closing date (Monday 16th February 2026), your application will be considered as late. This means that your child may have less opportunity to be allocated to your preferred school and, for this reason, we recommend that you name more than one preference when applying.
Late applications will be considered together, regardless of date received, against the oversubscription criteria detailed in our Guide to Education.
If you make any amendments to an on-time application or resubmit a new application, after the closing date, we will consider this as a new application which will replace anything previously received and will be recorded as late.
The timetable for admission to Nursery is as below
Timetable for nursery admissions
| Admission forms available to parents | Parents’ consideration period | Closing date for receipt of completed forms | Allocation period by LA/ admitting authority | Parents informed by (“Offer date”) |
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22/09/25
7AM
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23/09/25
-
16/02/26 |
16/02/26 |
17/02/26
-
23/03/26 |
05/05/26
8AM
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Please Note
This application is for school nursery only and not Early Entitlement or Childcare Funding.
For further information regarding Early Entitlement / Childcare Offer please click here.