Handful of reception places available for September 2025 – apply via your local authority.
Looking for a reception place at a GOOD school with OUTSTANDING features?
Call now to book a visit – 0121 556 0340.
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Rated outstanding by Ofsted, our large, purpose-built Early Years setting provides funded 15- and 30-hour places for two, three- and four-year olds. This includes morning sessions, afternoon sessions or all day care.
In our latest Ofsted inspection we were rated as good, with outstanding ratings for personal development and early years provision.
Complete our tour request form and one of our office staff will get back to you soon to confirm a day and time for you to visit.
Alternatively you can call our school office to book – 0121 556 0340
In our Early Years Foundation Stage we try to be as flexible as possible in order to meet the requirements of our families.
Families of 2-year-olds can get 15 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year if you live in England and you or your child get some extra support.
15- and 30-hour funded places are available from the term following a child’s third birthday. This means that children can be eligible for admission to our Nursery in September, January or April.
It is a government-backed scheme, the Free Childcare for Working Parents entitlement, under which eligible working parents in England can get up to 30 hours of free childcare per week during term time for children from 9 months old up to
school age
You can apply when your child is 23 weeks old (i.e., about 5½ months).
However, the funded hours start from the term after your child turns 9 months old, depending on which date your child’s 9-month birthday falls in relative to the term dates.
For example:
To qualify, you must meet several criteria:
Up to 30 hours a week during term time (typically 38 weeks) for children from ~9 months until school age.
You apply via the official childcare account on the government website.
You’ll need your National Insurance (NI) number, your partner’s if applicable, Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) if self-employed, your child’s birth certificate reference number, the date you started (or will start) work etc.
After application and approval you will get an 11-digit eligibility code which you must provide to your childcare provider.
Apply before the deadline set for the term you want the funding to start, because if you miss the deadline you’ll have to wait until the next term.
Deadlines:
You must reconfirm your eligibility every 3 months via your childcare account.
If you become ineligible (for example your earnings drop, you stop working etc) you may lose the 30-hour entitlement but you may still access the universal 15-hour entitlement (if your child is 3-4 years old).
There is a “grace period” if you miss a reconfirmation deadline—your child can still keep the funded place for a short time while you sort things out
The funding covers the hours of childcare, but it does not cover extra items such as meals, nappies, uniforms, trips, or other additional activities. We charge separately for these (though they must be voluntary and not compulsory for access to
the funded place).
The entitlement is available from the term after your child turns 9 months until they start school (reception year).
The funding stops when the child becomes of compulsory school age and starts in a reception class—not simply when they turn 5.
It depends on when your child’s birthday falls relative to the term start dates. If the child turns 9 months part way through a term, the funding will usually begin at the start of the next term.
For example: if your child turns 9 months on 15 May (which falls in the April-August bracket), then your funded hours would begin on 1 September (start of the next term) not immediately.
It is your responsibility to ensure the code is re confirmed every three months to maintain eligibility. This is a recurring process rather than a single ‘refresh’ at a set time of the year. If your code has run out, you will need to pay for your child’s nursery fees.
You must sign in to your childcare account every 3 months to confirm your child’s details are up to date
If you have any enquiries please contact us on 0121 556 0340 or call in at the School Office between 8.50am and 4pm, Monday to Friday during term time.
