Parents are notified under normal circumstances by letter in the term prior to the child’s entry to nursery. Home visits are then made.  Parents are then invited to an induction day, at the beginning of the term of entry, when they visit with their child, admission forms are completed and starting dates are given.  We do our best to accommodate parent’s preferences for am and pm places but this is not always possible.

Children actually start nursery as near as possible after they are 3 years old.  Admissions are therefore staggered.Those children who attend our nursery will mostly be able to transfer to one of the reception classes if parents wish, when the time comes.  This has many benefits for the child in terms of continuity.  However a place at John Scurr nursery does not mean automatic transfer to one of the reception classes.
If at any time the number of children on the waiting list for transfer to the reception classes exceeds the number of places available, choices will be made by the Headteacher and the Early Years Coordinator based on the aforementioned criteria.

Parents of those children not attending our nursery and wishing a place in a reception class contact the headteacher and make arrangements for their child to be placed on the waiting list.
Parents are notified by the headteacher in the summer term if their application for a place has been successful or not.  If we are unable to offer a place we are happy to advise parents of the Local Education Authority’s appeals procedure and other local schools.