Was your child born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023?
Will they have reached the age of 3 by August 31st, 2026?
If so, your child will have the opportunity to start at a school nursery in September 2026.
The closing date for applications to start Nursery in September 2026 was 16th February 2026.
If you've already applied, we'll let you know the outcome on 5th May 2026.
Applying after the end of the allocation period
As you are now applying after the end of the allocation period (23rd March 2026) the application cannot be processed until after the national offer date (5th May 2026).
If you have already submitted an application between 22nd September and 23rd March 2026 you will still receive the outcome of this on offer day.
There will be further updates regarding this new application as per the below timetable.
Apply for a late nursery school place
The timetable for admission to Nursery is as below
Timetable for nursery admissions
| Admission forms available to parents | Parents’ consideration period | Closing date for receipt of completed forms | Allocation period by LA/ admitting authority | Parents informed by (“Offer date”) | Applications received from 24th March to 1st May |
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22/09/25
7AM
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23/09/25
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16/02/26 |
16/02/26 |
17/02/26
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23/03/26 |
05/05/26
8AM
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Email informing of allocation sent on or before 1st June
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Please Note
This application is for school nursery only and not Early Entitlement or Childcare Funding.
For further information regarding Early Entitlement / Childcare Offer please click here.
If you have a question, you can find our Frequently Asked Questions here.