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Pre-Nursery Admissions Information and Advice

How to apply

These places are provided strictly subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed at any school.  Once the Nursery accommodation is deemed to be full, no further Pre-Nursery pupils may be admitted. 

Parents/carers must complete an application for a Pre-Nursery place. 

Parents will be able to apply online in September for a pre-nursery place to start in January (term after their child’s third birthday) and can apply online in January for a pre-nursery place to start in April (term after their child’s third birthday).  Applying online is quick and easy.  Follow these steps :-

  1. Visit oneonline.rctcbc.gov.uk
  2. Register with a valid e-mail address.
  3. Follow the instructions on the online application web pages.

If you do not have access to your own computer, free internet access is available at any Rhondda Cynon Taf Library.  Alternatively, a paper application form is available by contacting the School Admissions Team on 01443 281111.

Please also refer to theNotes for guidance – admissions’.

Please note that where more applications are received than there are places available, places will be allocated subject to the Council’s published oversubscription criteria.

All children are entitled, by law, to a part time free nursery education placement from the term following their third birthday.  Where schools are unable to meet the demand a part time placement will be funded in other registered education provision within private and voluntary sector settings. Details can be found on page 46 in our Starting School Booklet or alternatively you can ring our Family Information service free helpline on 0800 180 4151 (or 0300 if dialling from a mobile) 111 4151 for further details.  Parents can also apply online for such places in September and January at oneonline.rctcbc.gov.uk

A Nursery place will only be funded in alternative provision if there is no capacity in a local school, to meet the child’s needs.  Non-Maintained provision will not be funded outside of the County Borough.  Non-maintained funded dates are in line with school admission dates.

Pre-nursery and nursery places will initially only be available to parents/carers who are residents within Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough and pay Council tax o the Council.  There will be opportunities for residents living outside of Rhondda Cynon Taf to apply for pre-nursery and nursery places but this will be subject to availability.

Key dates for applying

Please note that the dates below may be subject to amendment.

Admission Cohort

Age of Pupil

Applications available from

Applications to be returned by

 

Decision Notifications  Issued

Pre-Nursery

Admission from January 2024 onwards

3rd Birthday falls between:

1st  September 2023 and 31st December 2023

1st  September 2023

29th September 2023

10th November 2023

Pre-Nursery Admission from April 2024 onwards

3rd Birthday falls between:

1st January 2024 and 31st March 2024

1st January 2024

9th  February 2024

15th March 2024

 

Please note that admission of Pre-Nursery children to any school will not be possible any later than the Friday which follows the May Half Term holiday.

Important Information

Pupils who are admitted to a Pre-Nursery class will not have an “automatic” right to continue education within that school.  Whilst every effort will be made to accommodate these pupils, a formal application must be made for transfer to the Nursery class (upon transfer from Pre-Nursery provision).  There may be occasions when, due to oversubscription, it will not be possible for this transfer