Admissions Policy

Nomansland Pre-School is a community run pre-school accessible to children and families from all sections of the local community. We welcome all parents, relatives and carers.

Our waiting list is arranged by order of date of birth. Children may attend the pre-school as soon as they have reached 2 years of age (please note that spaces for two year olds are strictly limited).

It is the aim of the pre-school to accommodate each child from the date specified on their application form. However, we are unable to guarantee specific start dates as this is dependent on spaces available at the time. Parents or carers will normally be notified when a place is available, during the term before the child is due to start. Familiarisation visits to the pre-school will also be arranged for you and your child at this point.

Children starting at the pre-school will normally be offered two sessions per week, and this may be subsequently increased as appropriate for each individual child, subject to spaces available. Where two sessions are being offered on the same day a child may do either a morning or an afternoon session.

The pre-school provides spaces for a maximum of 17 children per session.

During the summer term priority for places will be given to older children who wish to increase their number of sessions prior to starting school in the September.

When the demand for places exceeds the spaces available the pre-school will introduce an additional session(s) to accommodate children on the waiting list and those wishing to increase their number of sessions, subject to staffing constraints and management issues.

When the introduction of a further session(s) is not possible, applications will be prioritised based on the following factors:

• date of birth;
• special needs/circumstances;
• children resident in the local communities of Nomansland, Hamptworth, Landford and Bramshaw;
• date of original application; and
• distance from the pre-school to the child’s home.

Names can be added to the waiting list by contacting the Admissions Coordinator. All applications must be accompanied by a £30 non-returnable deposit, the full amount of which will be deducted from the fees for your child’s first term at pre-school.

Please note that we can accept a child who is not completely ‘dry’ when due to start at the pre-school provided that s/he wears ‘pull-ups’. Children attending the play session are not expected to be toilet trained.