when to start looking at primary with nursery attached?

[girlwiththemouseyhair]

DS is 2 on the weekend so thinking ahead to the local primary schools that have nurseries attached in view of getting our 15hours a week. If it's still going ahead I guess he'd start Jan 2012. I've done barely any research beyond knwoing which of our closest schools have nurseries attached (live in SW London), should I start putting my name down on any lists or anything now?

It depends on the nurseries. The nursery my DD went to wouldn't accept applications until the September of the year before at the earliest. And it would also only accept children for the year before they started school (i.e. everyone started in the September after they were 3, even the ones who were nearly 4).

As a starting point I would suggest ringing round and ask when they take applications and when they accept new children. You are early to start looking round (in as much as the nusery might change and so might what you are looking for in one) but obviously you can do this when you want.

Also, I'm sure you know this but going to a nursery doesn't guarantee your child a place in the attached school so check the admissions criteria carefully.

DS was 2 in August. Our local primary(SE London)has a nursery attached which they can attend from 3. We've been told to get applications in from now until March next year.

thanks girls....hitting the phones tomorrow then

Yep, all areas are different. They only start nursery the September before they turn 4 here, but we got the 15 hours free at pre-school for 2 terms before this, so worth looking into that too :-). Ask the council for a list of pre-schools if your area is like this- also some of the pre-schools they can go earlier if you want- often from 2.5 (you have to pay but about £12 a session or so). My DS went from 2.5 but in hindsight he got more from it the nearer he got to 3.