Admissions to the Nursery

Are you in the process of choosing the nursery for your child?

Our Early Years Provision was judged as Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023:

“In early years, leaders have created a rich and purposeful learning environment. Children engage well with a wide range of activities…Adults support children’s physical and social and emotional development with skill. Children, including two-year-olds, make significant steps in their development.”

Please contact our admin team admin@lancs-pri.haringey.sch.uk for more information about the nursery offer.

Please click below for our nursery application form.

NURSERY APPLICATION FORM

Admission and Places for Two Year olds

The nursery has part time places (15 hours) for 2-year-olds.

For example, from April 2024 children with birth dates between 31/8/2020 and 01/01/2022 will be entitled to 15 hours of free nursery education the term after their second birthday.

Types of places for two year old children:

• Free-For-Twos and 15-hour entitlement part time places in the morning 8:45 – 11:45 am or afternoons 12:45 – 3:45, Mon-Fri Term Time only.
• 30 Hours entitlement for working parent. The core day is Mon- Fri 8:45 - 2:45pm  Term Time only

To find out more about eligibility go to:

• http://www.haringey.gov.uk/children-and-families/childcare-and-earlyyears/childcare-costs/free-early-education/free-early-learning-two-year-olds
• https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Admissions and Places for Three and Four Year Old.

The Nursery has a range of part time and full-time places for children between the ages of 3 and 4 years old.

For example, for September 2026, these will be for children with birth dates between 01/09/2022 and 31/08/2023

All 3- and 4-year-old children are entitled to 15 hours of free nursery education the term after their third birthday.

Types of places for children accessing their 15 hours free entitlement:

15-hour entitlement

Part Time mornings 8:45 – 11:45 am or afternoons 12:45 – 3:45, Mon-Fri Term Time only

Condensed hours: Mon and Tues (8:45 - 2:45) and Weds morning 8.45-11.45 am or Weds afternoon 12.45-3.45 and Thurs and Fri (8:45 - 2:45)* A limited amount of condensed spaces are available

30 Hours entitlement

Eligible parents/carers will be able to claim the Government’s 30 hours free Early Education entitlement at Lancasterian Primary School.

To be eligible for 30 hours, each parent/carer in your family:

• Must be working a minimum of 16 hours per week
• Must be earning the equivalent of 16 hours per week at the national minimum wage
• Each parent must have an annual income of less than £100,000

As a school we provide the 30 hours free Early Education entitlement Term Time only.

30-hour Free Entitlement 8:45 - 2:45 Mon-Fri Term Time only (option to buy additional 2:45 - 3.45 pm)

Information about the free entitlements for 3 year olds can be found at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Nursery Breakfast & Afterschool Clubs

We offer wraparound care for early years children: Breakfast Club from 7:45 am and Afterschool Club until 6:00 pm. Both are run in-house by our school staff within the early years setting, providing a safe and welcoming environment before and after the school day.

For nursery children attending two or more After-School Club sessions per week, an additional weekly top-up fee of £30.00 will apply. This flat-rate charge covers the additional hour between the end of the funded nursery session and the start of the After-School Club at 3:45pm.

Nursery Fees – From September 2026

Wraparound Care (Term-Time Only)

Core Day

• Morning session- 8.45am-11.45am
• Afternoon session- 12.45pm-3.45pm
• Full time -8:45 am – 2:45 pm (meals not included)

Notice Period

• Funded places: min. half-term (~6 weeks)
• Paid top-ups: min. 1 week