deferring enry to school scotland and nursery funding

[mwasc]

I definitely want to defer entry to P1 for my dec born DD. Prob is i was told by school today that it is unlikely she will get funding for another year at nursery. Although i have choice to leave entry to p1 it seems i will be forced to put her in. I deliberately didn't take up her 3 yr old place as I believed she was entitled to 2 years but not so...
Any words of wisdom of how to fight?

Can't really help, but just to let you know that I have heard this from other mums. Aberdeenshire seems to be quite strict about it - where are you? If it's being imposed elsewhere, I would question if it's coming from the government. Maybe follow up through an MSP?

I thought all children were entitled to two funded years in nursery. My dd was born in January and I was offered another funded year in nursery...however I declined as I thought she was mature enough to start p1 even though she was the youngest in the year, she was still only 4. I might add that the school were against our decision to put her into P1.....

Sorry my post wasn't much help...definitely worth looking into though, good luck!

Highland. Jan and feb kids seem ok . Oct nov dec are a problem. I am an infant teacher myself with a lot of experience and know my daughter will only benefit from deferring

Unfortunately if you check out the wording on ParentZone it's worded that they are entitled to a free place at certain ages, not that they're entitled to 2 years. And it's up to individual authorities to decide whether to give free places for children who defer (apart from Jan & Feb birthdays).

Unless you can show that your authority have not followed their own published policies, then I don't think you'll be able to appeal against it.

At our nursery (in Borders) it depended on the number of children applying for pre-school places, and also on the support of the nursery teacher - this is most important I think? Our teacher fully behind parents, as had dd of own with late birthday, and I think all children who deferred last year got another year of pre-school - regardless of how many years already had.
Also I recall a friend getting health visitor involved by writing a letter of support (things like needing a sleep in the afternoon) - showing immaturity I imagine. Her dd birthday November but she just wasn't ready. Good luck