school nursery places

[bookswapper]

my child has missed out on a morning place at her school nursery (for her pre-school year) because of her birthdate. Older children got the places, and some of these children will be new to the nursery, despite her already attending the nursery since a three year old in the afternoons.

I thought all the afternoon children moved up together and any spare places were then allocated but I got it wrong. My fault but, in my defence, the form I filled in on her second birthday with a request for a morning place was pretty misleading.

I realise they have to have some system but can anyone tell me if date of birth order is used in all school nurseries or do some have a different system?

I think quite a few do that now - not sure if its an Edinburgh Council rule or not?

A friend of mine has had the same issue and phoned the council. She was told that all the council nurseries run on the DOB policy. A pain I know especially if they have been attending in the afternoon.

oh this is really interesting - my DD who will be 4.5 when she starts pre-school nursery in August has been given an afternoon place. When I questioned this because of her age I was told younger children than her who had been in the afternoon class were moved to the morning class.

So the total opposite of your expeirence.

I'm quite peeved actually as my DDs is right at the cut of date for age (if she was born 12 hours earlier she would be in P1 in August, not nursery) and I can't believe she's been put in with the three year olds.

But apparently that's the rules at the nursery here.....