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Nursery Admissions 2025/2026

At Gade Valley Primary School children can start our Nursery in the September after their third birthday - this means they must turn 4 during the following dates - 1st September 2025 until
31st August 2026 (born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022)

 

Applications for Nursery 2025/2026 open – 29th January 2025. Applications can be emailed to admin@gadevalley.herts.sch or handed in to the school office. 

Applications can be found above, either in Word format or PDF.

 

We will endeavour to contact you in a timely manner to confirm your place.

 

 Nursery Tours

 

Wednesday 5th February 2025 at 10.00am

Thursday 6th February 2025 at 10.00am

Tuesday 11th February 2025 at 10.00am


Please contact the school office on 01442 391324 or email parents@gadevalley.herts.sch.uk if you would like to attend one of our tours.

 

Admission Arrangements

Gade Valley Primary School Nursery has one Nursery class and offers either 15 hours or 30 hours places.

 

15 hours funded (free)  

Morning Nursery 8.45am until 11.45 am. 

Option to pay for additional hours where space is available.
 

30 hour funded (6 hours per day) - 8.45am to 3.15pm.

We offer places for children in receipt of 30 hour funding.

Children staying for the 30 hour funding will need to bring their own packed lunch.

The hours are for term time only. The schools term dates are published on our website.

 

All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 570 hours of free early education a year, which is equal to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. Some 3 and 4 year olds may be entitled to an additional 570 hours of childcare per year, which is equal to 30 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. The 30 hour free childcare entitlement is available to working families who meet the eligibility criteria. Parents can check eligibility at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Contact details for all registered providers in Hertfordshire can be found at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/parents

 

Where space is available we offer the following additional option:
 

30 Hour Non-Funded

8.45am until 11.45am free place.

11.45am until 3.15pm -  Extended provision, which will incur an additional cost of £18.50.

 

The hours are for term time only. The schools term dates are published on our website.

 

Not eligible?

If you don't meet the criteria for extended funded childcare, all three and four-year-olds are still entitled to 15 hours of funded education at a range of childcare providers for 38 weeks of the year.

 

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