Management Information Sheet

You will by now have an idea of the number of vacant places remaining in your nursery class, which may be filled in April 2010.

We will collect the required data electronically, via E1 system.

You are requested to provide the list of children whose birthdates fall between 1.09.2006 and 31.03.2007 on the E1 system by Friday 29^th January 2010. These will be accessed by the Early Years Childcare & Extended Schools Team for administration.

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

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:

Name

Date of birth

Nature of evidence held on file

(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:

Sue Brown

Senior Administrative Assistant

01603 223462 sue.brown@norfolk.gov.uk

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 no earlier than Friday 26^th February 2010.

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 26^th February 2010 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 29^th January and Friday 26^th February, please inform 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
or
Gemma Bradley	Administration Assistant	01603 222521 Gemma.Bradley@norfolk.gov.uk

Please click on the below links to view:
The Timetable for the Admission to Nursery Classes
Timeline for Admissions to Nursery Classes 2009/10
Sample Letter - Nursery Class Admissions April 2010