If you would like your child to be considered for a place in this academic year, please download our 2024/2025 Nursery Application Form and return this to admissions@aldergrove.wokingham.sch.uk
Deadlines:
31 January 2025 for admission in September 2025
At Alder Grove’s Nursery, we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework making sure your child has the best start to their education as possible. We aim to provide an experience that will not only be very valuable but full of enjoyment at this very special time in your child’s life.
Please read the admissions policy so that you know which term your child is eligible to start and the closing date for applications.
30 Hour Funding Offer (from September 2025)
Parents and carers of children who have been allocated a place for 30 hours per week will be offered the following options:
- Full Use of the 30-Hour Entitlement (Including Lunch Hour): Children may attend from the beginning of the school day (8.30am until 2:30 pm), with no additional charges for childcare during this period. Please note that while the lunch hour is included within the 30-hour entitlement, parents/carers will be required to pay for a school-provided hot lunch if selected. Alternatively, packed lunches may be sent from home at no additional cost.
- Option to Purchase an Additional Hour: Parents/carers may choose to extend their child’s day to align with the dismissal time of pupils attending the 15-hour provision and the wider school. This additional hour is available for purchase and is arranged on a term-by-term basis. Once chosen, this arrangement must remain in place for the entire term and cannot be altered mid-term.
Parents/carers wishing to amend their child’s attendance pattern for the following term must notify the school via email before the start of the new term. If no communication is received, it will be assumed that the current arrangement will continue. Charges will apply for any additional hours requested, regardless of changes made to the funded hours. The cost of the additional hour is £6 each day.
Catchment Map
Nursery Application Form 24-25
Nursery Application Form 25-26
Nursery Admissions Policy 24-25
Nursery Admissions Policy 25-26
