Nursery Admissions

The nursery has a published admission number of 26 for children aged 3-4 years old. The nursery offers places for children whose parents are eligible for the extended free childcare offer of 30 hours for working parents. For further information regarding funding entitlements and to see if and when your child would be eligible for funding please access the Childcare Choices website by clicking here.

Nursery runs from 8.40am to 3.10pm (Monday to Thursday) and 8.45am to 1.05pm (Fridays) during term time. Children are able to stay at nursery until 3.10pm on a Friday in line with the end of the school day; the cost for this is £12.00 per week.

Nursery children will be able to apply for places in our Breakfast and After School Clubs; please click here for further information. Applications should only be made once an offer has been made for nursery and accepted.

Nursery Brochure 2025 - 2026

In-Year Applications for 2024-2025

Please click here to make an in-year application for this academic year (2024-2025). This is for children who will turn 3 by 31st March 2025 (born between 01.09.2020 and 31.03.2022). Once your application is received your child will be added to the waiting list and you will be contacted if/when a place becomes available. Please note that applications are ranked in accordance with our admissions criteria below.

Admissions Arrangements for Entry from September 2024

The admissions arrangements for entry from September 2024 were determined by the Trust on 30th November 2022 (please see below).

Admissions Policy Stanley Park Infants' School - September 2024

Applications for September 2025

Please click here to make an application for entry in September 2025 (children born between 01/09/2021 and 31/08/2022). The closing date for applications is 15th January 2025.

You may still apply after this date however, your application will be treated as a 'late application' and will be ranked in accordance with the admissions arrangements below; we do not operate a first come, first served system.

We will notify you within a week of the closing date for applications to confirm receipt. Outcome letters for children who are eligible to attend nursery in September 2025 will be sent by e-mail on Friday April 2025. Children who are not offered a place due to over-subscription criteria will also be notified on this date and will be placed on the waiting list in accordance with admission arrangments.

Children who are not eligible to start until either January or April 2026 will be able to apply for an in-year place from September 2025.

Admissions Arrangements for Entry from September 2025

The admissions arrangements for entry from September 2025 were determined by the Trust on 29th November 2023 (please see below).

Admissions Policy Stanley Park Infants' School - September 2025

Admissions Arrangements for Entry from September 2026

The admissions arrangements for September 2026 will be published here once determined by the Trust.

Please note that attendance in the nursery at Stanley park Infants' School does not give priority for a place in Reception. Parents/Carers must re-apply and follow the process for entry to Reception.