Nursery admissions policy

Lakenham Primary School follows the Norfolk County Council admissions process so all requests for school places (Reception to year 6) need to go through admissions. The details of their policy can be found in the booklet: A parent’s Guide to Primary, Infant and First Schools in Norfolk, which is published annually and is available online. Further information about admissions can be obtained from the Local Authority Admissions department:

https://www.schools.norfolk.gov.uk/school-administration/school-admissions

Admissions Room 7

County Hall

Martineau Lane Norwich

NR1 2DH

Telephone: 0344 800 8020

Fax: 01603 223722

Email: admissions@norfolk.gov.uk

Nursery Admissions

The school is responsible for admissions to our Nursery for 3 and 4-year-olds. If you would like to put your name down on our waiting list please complete the application form. The school will contact parents, guardians and carers when a place becomes available if their child is on our waiting list.

As part of the registration process parents, guardians or carers will be required to provide documentation to evidence their child’s date of birth. This is to confirm that they have reached the eligible age for the free entitlement. A copy will not be retained but may be requested again at a later date by the Local Authority for audit or fraud investigation purposes.

Early education is offered within the national parameters –

• No session to be longer than 10 hours
• No minimum session length (subject to the requirements of registration on the Ofsted Early Years Register)
• Not before 6.00am or after 8.00pm
• A maximum of two sites in a single day

Early Education is offered to families 38 weeks of the year.

Funded hours can be claimed –

• Monday – max hours = 3 hours (8.45-11.45 and/or 12.30-3.30)
• Tuesday – max hours = 3 hours (8.45-11.45 and/or 12.30-3.30)
• Wednesday – max hours = 3 hours (8.45-11.45 and/or 12.30-3.30)
• Thursday – max hours = 3 hours (8.45-11.45 and/or 12.30-3.30)
• Friday – max hours = 3 hours (8.45-11.45 and/or 12.30-3.30)

There are 4 fully funded places for families, these sessions are available –

• Monday – max hours = 3 hours (12.30-3.30)
• Tuesday – max hours = 3 hours (12.30-3.30)
• Wednesday - max hours = 3 hours (12.30-3.30)
• Thursday - max hours = 3 hours (12.30-3.30)
• Friday - max hours = 3 hours (12.30-3.30)

These places are limited and will be offered to families who are unable to pay the consumable and snack charge are

Receiving some form of government of external support, including having a social worker, currently in a refuge, or are deemed homeless.

If you are unable to pay our charges, please speak with the School Business Manager to discuss the alternative options available.

Funding cannot be claimed during the lunch period.

The Admissions and Charging Policies are issues to all families as part of the registration process. They are also available on the school website and from the school office.

We will work in partnership with parents, carers, childcare providers, the local authority and other organisation to improve provision and outcomes for children in their setting. Where required we will seek parents/carer consent to collect, share and use information in accordance with the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulations.

Our setting has made a Flourish Pledge, which means we are working together with the local authority to make Flourish the shared ambition of everyone working to improve the lives of children and young people in Norfolk.

To ensure a smooth transition for the child, we will work closely with families to discuss and agree how a child’s overall care will work in practice where an entitlement is split across different providers and where possible when families transfer their funding claim to a new setting.

We are required to have arrangements in place to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). These arrangements should include a clear approach to identifying and responding to SEND.

This means we will –

• - Follow the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Statutory Framework to provide an inclusive environment for all children and their families, together with the requirements to comply with the Equalities Act and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice.
• - Monitor and review children’s progress and development in partnership with families. Where a child appears to be behind expected levels of development of where a child’s progress gives cause for concern a graduated approach will be adopted with 4 stages of action: Assess, Plan, Do & Review.
• - Provide information to families on how their child’s development is being supported and in agreement, consent will be sought to apply for additional funding and request support from outside agencies where necessary
• - Utilise the SEN inclusion fund and Disability Access Fund to deliver effective support from outside agencies where necessary
• - Utilise the SEN Inclusion Fund and Disability Access Fund to deliver effective support
• - Publish our contribution to the SEN Local Offer in Norfolk. This is available on the Norfolk Community Directory and our school website to ensure information is available to parents so they can make choices about the right childcare provision for their child with SEN

We aim to identify all children that may attract any additional funding such as EYPP, DAF, SEND Inclusion Fund and any locally available funding streams with a view to submit a claim/application to support and improve their outcomes. This will be in partnership with families and consent will be sought prior to submitting a claim/application.

We will work with parents to ensure that as far as possible hours/sessions that can be taken as funded provision are convenient for parents’ working hours.

NB: Due to limiting budgetary restrictions, priority will always be given to parents making FULL use of the 15 hours available.

The Nursery and the main school have separate admissions arrangements. Therefore, a child having a place at our Nursery does not automatically mean they will be admitted into our school. Each place will need to be applied for following the correct admission procedure. Information on this can be obtained from the school office.

The Admission Policy is available to all families as part of the registration process and is available on the school website www.lakenhamprimaryschool.co.uk or upon request.