Nursery Admissions

We currently offer 60 Nursery places. This is made up of part-time places for both morning and afternoon sessions.

We do, however, offer a limited number of lunchtime childcare sessions to facilitate a full-time offer.  If we do not have the capacity to accommodate your child, you will be added to a waiting list. 

Parents and guardians wishing to apply for a place must complete the Midfield Nursery application form, available from the school office. It should be submitted directly to the school in accordance with the dates detailed below. The nursery offers sessions as follows: 

Morning Session: 8.30am-11.30am (flexible drop off time 8.30am-8.45am)∙

Afternoon Session: 12.30pm-15.30pm (flexible drop of time 12.30pm-12.45pm)∙   

Admission Groups: 

All children will be eligible for admission to the nursery class in the term following their third birthday, although admission will be subject to an application being made and places being available. The school will consider applications for the beginning of each academic year in the following order: 

1. Children who are looked after, or who have an allocated social worker (who has provided written support of the application), children who are the subject of adoption/residence order/child arrangements order or special guardianship order, who were previously looked after by a Local Authority. 
2. Children who are recommended for a place at Midfield, following an action plan agreed by a multi-disciplinary group, for example "Team around the Child (TAC)" or medical grounds. 
3. Children of staff currently working at Midfield. 
4. Three-year-old children with a brother or sister currently attending the school (and who will be at the school when the child is admitted). 
5. Children who turn three during an academic year (by the 31st of August). If places are available, pupils will be offered a part-time or full-time place, the term after their thirdrd birthday. 
6. Children aged two years old (in exceptional circumstances and subject to specific criteria). 

Admission criteria: 

If there are more applications than places, within the admissions group above, Midfield Nursery will adopt the following priorities to decide which children can be offered a place. 

1. Children who are looked after, or who have an allocated social worker (who has provided written support of the application), children who are the subject of adoption/residence order/child arrangements order or special guardianship order, who were  previously looked after by a Local Authority. 
2. Children who are recommended for a place at Midfield following an action plan agreed by a multi-disciplinary group, for example "Team around the Child (TAC)" or medical grounds. 
3. Children of staff currently working at Midfield. 
4. Children who turn three during an academic year (by the 31st August). If places are available, pupils will be offered a part- time or full-time place, the term after their third birthday. 
5. Children aged two years old (in exceptional circumstances and subject to a specific criteria).

Nursery staffing

For three year olds+ the staffing ratio is 1:8, or 1:13 when there is a qualified teacher.

For more information, please click on our Butterflies Nursery Page