Your child will be eligible to join Little Harriers from the term after their 3rd birthday. The table below clarifies starting points based on a child’s birthday.

A child born between:Will be eligible to begin Nursery:
1st April and 31st AugustFrom the following 1st September
1st September and 31st DecemberFrom the following 1st January
1st January and 31st MarchFrom the following 1st April

We offer both 15 and 30 hour funded places.  Our 15 hour funded hours are 8.30 am to 11.30 am or 12.15 pm to 3.15 pm Monday to Friday, term time only.  Our 30 hour funded hours are 8.30 am to 3.15 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 8.30 am to 11.30 am on Wednesdays.

Parents have the option for their child to attend from 11.30 am to 3.15 pm on Wednesdays and the charge for this is £15 per week (current charges for 25-26 academic year).

If your child attends nursery for 30 hours, you have the option to book a school meal via the Arbor portal at a cost of £2.95 per day (25-26 academic year charges).

Parents/Carers can find out what childcare support they are entitled to receive using the eligibility checker on the Best Start in Life government website page at: https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/eligibility-checker

For fee-paid places, please contact our school office on 01295 263 067 or email on office@harriers-aspirations.org

Harriers Admissions Policy 2025-2026

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