Nursery

If your child is offered a placement, you will be asked to complete a contract between you, as parents, and Hylands Primary School, as the ‘Provider of Free Entitlement to Early Learning and Childcare’, to make a claim for early education funding. Completion of this contract is compulsory in line with the Department for Education’s statutory guidance on the Early Education and Childcare Entitlements. Failure to complete this form will result in the placement being withdrawn.

To apply to the Nursery, please email office@hylands.havering.sch.uk requesting the Nursery digital application forms.  The forms will then be sent to your email address for completion. We accept applications once your child has turned 2 years old.

Hylands will maintain an application list of pupils seeking admission to the Nursery.  Inclusion of a child's name on the list does not constitute a promise of a place.   Applications should be sent in by the following dates for consideration of a place:

• Before the May half term for a September intake

• Before the October half term for a January intake 

• Before the February half term for an April intake 

Offer letters for each intake will be sent out as detailed below:

• September intake: June

• January intake: November  

• April intake: February 

Hylands will need to take account of the balance between mornings, afternoons and all day places so it may not be possible to fulfill all parents'/carers' requests.  Please feel free to apply for other nurseries in the area as we cannot guarantee your child's place at any time in the academic year. 

15 hours: All pupils are entitled to 15 hours free provision per week.  This can be taken either by 5 morning sessions a week, or 5 afternoon sessions a week. 

30 Hours Eligibility: Working parents/carers who meet the government’s criteria can double their existing 15 hours and claim up to 30 hours. Parents/carers need to create a government childcare account and submit an online application at www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-tax-free-childcare before September/January/April to receive their eligibility code to provide to the school.

The school will need your eligibility code the term before you want your child to start, so parents/carers are advised to apply for their code as soon as possible. You are able to apply 16 weeks before your child’s 3rd birthday. The school will not be able to consider your nursery application for 30 hours provision until we have received your eligibility code. Pupils starting in September need to provide their codes to the school before the end of the Summer term.
Reconfirmation process: Every three months parents/carers will need to reconfirm that the details they entered on their government childcare account application are still accurate. This is to check that they are still eligible.  It is the parents'/carers' responsibility to reconfirm every three months; you will not be sent a reminder by Hylands Nursery. You will be prompted, via email by HMRC, four weeks before the reconfirmation deadline and again two weeks before the deadline if you still have not reconfirmed.  If your circumstances have changed, you will need to log into your government childcare account, amend and then resubmit your details. If your circumstances have not changed, you still need to reconfirm but only need to confirm that your details have not changed.

Parents/carers will need to reconfirm regardless of whether your child has started their 30 hours place. If parents/carers miss the reconfirmation deadline or your circumstances change you will receive an email telling you that your eligibility has lapsed and the school will also be notified. Although you are no longer eligible, if your child is already in a 30 hours place, you will be able to retain their childcare place for a short period; this is known as a grace period.  Alternatively, parents/carers can pay the top-up fees to retain the 30 hours provision.