Management Information Sheet
Nursery Admissions - January 2010
Guidance for headteachers on the arrangements for admission to nursery classes for January 2010
You will by now have an idea of the number of vacant places remaining in your nursery class, which may be filled in January 2010.
We will collect the required data electronically, via E1 system. You will require to have all relevant data inputted on E1 by Friday 9th October 2009.
Additionally, you are requested to provide the number of children currently attending your nursery, so it can be established as to how many spaces you have available in the nursery in January. This should be either emailed or telephoned through to:
Where a school wishes to prioritise a child according to the first rule, 'Children with independently verified evidence of additional need', the headteacher will be expected to keep on file, for future verification, the evidence used to support the application. At present it is not possible to collect this information electronically. Where schools have a child or children on their waiting lists with independently verified evidence of additional needs, they are asked to email this information to Sue Brown in the Early Years Department, giving the following information in respect of each child:
(E.g. SEN Statement, health visitor or speech therapy report, letter of support from a social worker etc.)
It is not necessary to send the evidence to the early year's team, however if the early years team request it please send to:
Where a nursery class is able to accommodate all of the children on the list, the school will be returned the list of children (via anycomms), to whom places in the nursery class may be offered. Schools should inform parents of this offer by letter posted from the school on Friday 6th November 2009.
When children are offered places in a nursery class, it would be helpful to point out to parents in the letter that transport to and from early education provision is not available. Similarly a place at the nursery class does not guarantee a place in the school, neither is there an expectation that the child offered a place should apply for a place in that school. An example of a letter is attached.
Where a nursery class is oversubscribed, the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team will prioritise the applicants according to the admissions criteria. The school will be sent a list, via anycoms, of the children who may be offered a place in the nursery class by Friday 6th November and a prioritised list of applicants who may be offered places if any places become vacant, via anycomms. If required, the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team will send letters to unsuccessful applicants suggesting alternative options.
Where a school receives a request for a place in the nursery class between Friday 9th October and Friday 6th November, the information should be kept on file at the school and sent to the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team for allocation if the nursery class is over subscribed.
If there are any further queries please contact:
January 2010
April 2010
September 2010
Eligibilty
You will by now have an idea of the number of vacant places remaining in your nursery class, which may be filled in January 2010.
We will collect the required data electronically, via E1 system. You will require to have all relevant data inputted on E1 by Friday 9th October 2009.
Additionally, you are requested to provide the number of children currently attending your nursery, so it can be established as to how many spaces you have available in the nursery in January. This should be either emailed or telephoned through to:
| Sue Brown | Senior Administrative Assistant | 01603 223462 sue.brown@norfolk.gov.uk |
| Name | Date of birth | Nature of evidence held on file |
It is not necessary to send the evidence to the early year's team, however if the early years team request it please send to:
| Sue Brown | Senior Administrative Assistant | 01603 223462 sue.brown@norfolk.gov.uk |
When children are offered places in a nursery class, it would be helpful to point out to parents in the letter that transport to and from early education provision is not available. Similarly a place at the nursery class does not guarantee a place in the school, neither is there an expectation that the child offered a place should apply for a place in that school. An example of a letter is attached.
Where a nursery class is oversubscribed, the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team will prioritise the applicants according to the admissions criteria. The school will be sent a list, via anycoms, of the children who may be offered a place in the nursery class by Friday 6th November and a prioritised list of applicants who may be offered places if any places become vacant, via anycomms. If required, the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team will send letters to unsuccessful applicants suggesting alternative options.
Where a school receives a request for a place in the nursery class between Friday 9th October and Friday 6th November, the information should be kept on file at the school and sent to the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team for allocation if the nursery class is over subscribed.
If there are any further queries please contact:
| Sue Brown | Senior Administrative Assistant | 01603 223462 sue.brown@norfolk.gov.uk |
| Gemma Bradley | Administration Assistant | 01603 222521 gemma.bradley@norfolk.gov.uk |
Timetable for the Admission to Nursery Classes
| Date | Action |
| Ongoing | Headteachers of all schools with nursery classes to maintain a list of children, whose parents are requesting a place at the nursery class within the Phoenix Database. This should include:
School name Name of child Names of parents Date of birth (in format DD/MM/YYYY) Full address Postcode(Must include FULL postcode and be a separate field to address) Whether the child is in the nursery class Evidence of additional need Whether sibling at school Whether sibling at adjoining junior/middle school |
| Sept/October | Headteachers may find it helpful to contact parents to confirm their interest in a place for their child in the nursery class for January 2010. No promise of a place should be made at this time. |
| As soon as possible after 9 October 2009 | Headteachers submit, via anycomms, a full list of all children seeking a place in the nursery class for January 2010 to include:
School name Name of child Names of parents Date of birth (in format DD/MM/YYYY) Full address Postcode(Must include FULL postcode and be a separate field to address) Whether the child is in the nursery class Evidence of additional need Whether sibling at school Whether sibling at adjoining junior/middle school |
| November | Schools will be sent a list of children to whom places in the nursery class may be offered. Where nursery classes have been over-subscribed, schools will be sent a prioritised list of names of children who may be offered a place should a vacancy occur. The lists will be sent via anycomms. |
| Friday 6 Nov | Schools send out letters offering places to all children to whom places have been allocated. If required the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team sends out letters to all unsuccessful applicants. |
| Ongoing | Unfilled places allocated by the school to children on prioritised list |
Timeline for Admissions to Nursery Classes 2009/10
| Submit on E-Courier | 25.09.09 |
| Schools submit information on E1 by | 09.10.09 |
| Letters sent from schools | 06.11.09 |
April 2010
| Submit on E-Courier | 15.01.10 |
| Schools submit information on E1 by | 29.01.10 |
| Letters sent from schools | 26.02.10 |
September 2010
| Submit on E-Courier | 05.03.10 |
| Schools submit information on E1 by | 02.04.10 |
| Letters sent from schools | 14.05.10 |
Eligibilty
| 3rd Birthday between 1st April - 31st August | Start September |
| 3rd Birthday between 1st September - 31st December | Start January |
| 3rd Birthday between 1st January - 31st March | Start Easter (March/April) |