Primary school allocation countdown- Thursday 16th April...

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Is anyone else dying to find out which school they have been allocated?

This is for my PFB which makes it extra difficult for me :(

I can't talk about it in real life as it starts off as a nice casual conversation ending with some delusions of grandeur PFB nonsense

Yes we are very lucky. Urban area. High proportion of parents work. All Schools run breakfast and afterschool clubs etc so the nursery children just attend those with KS1. Works fine.

I've never come across a state nursery. I know of only preschools in school hours or private day nurseries, mostly run by chains. The preschools within school sites are all separate entities, using school facilities by arrangement.

What is a state nursery? Is it something some LAs provide? How do they differ from private nurseries?

In Cardiff Kids can go to a school based nursery for half days - it proved a logistical nightmare for us so we kept him in the private nursery.

I think (but don't quote me on this) I could claim my 'free' hours nursery if I used a Welsh Meithrin/Cylch/nursery? But again that would only be half days.

In a nearby county the have kids in school nursery full time from 3 (though they were threatening to cut this to half days).

I've always been confused about nurseries/preschools

Ratonnastick what you know as preschool is probably the school nursery class. In some areas there are separate nursery schools.

I see. So my preschool and state nursery are the same thing, except mine is privately run and the state ones are run by the school?
Do they take from 3 only or younger? Do you have to apply like school?
Is it a given that you will get a place?

Sorry I'm fascinated, (and mildly bored, first day of holidays refereeing 2 small boys and its raining)

Round us the schools all have nurseries so are referred to as state nurseries as they are part of the school. Harks back to the days when LAs ran them. You get 15 free hours and top up the rest but they cost much less than the private nurseries: they only turn a small profit. Staff are teachers and TAs and larger ratios. Most take from the school year they turn 4 - so the year before reception year. Some take from the term they turn 3 (local private prep schools do this too). Until recently the LA funded 9-3pm but last year only some schools offered this for free. Now I think they are all back down to only 15 free hours.

And yes you apply to the school. 70-80 percent of reception have normally been to the nursery. The vast majority of siblings go and large numbers of those confident they will get in that school. You then apply to reception via LA as normal

Ok. Ours takes from age 2 onwards. One intake in september, apply directly to the preschool. Can do minimum one 3 hour session a week up to full school hours. DS1 does 3 days 8.30 - 3.30. DS2 will be starting 3 sessions a week in september aged 2.9.

There is one like that close to us, but open 8-6. There are private nurseries too but they have small preschool rooms / classes as so many move on

The state nursery my children attended was separate from the school with its own head teacher. They both stayed for lunch.

My own school has a state nursery class parents can choose to spread their 15 hours anyway they choose 2 full days and half a day or 5 half days ( they can choose which sessions am/pm/combination)

The state school in the next village has children from age 2 and parents can top up the free hours.

There isnt a single model that covers all state nurseries just as there isn't a single model for private nurseries.

On page 13 with 13 days left

I'm feeling really sad/stressed this morning about the whole process but my mood might also be due to the rain/miserable weather :(

Feeling stressed about it here too.

And in an unfortunate turn of events, it's looking increasingly likely that I'll be finding out whether or not I get selected for redundancy on or around the 16th of April, and I'm not feeling at l positive about my chances.

Really, really hoping that we get good news about the school allocations to cheer me up. The prospect of getting two lots of bad news in one week is feeling a bit much at the minute.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32161851

Sorry to hear that shadow

I wish you luck.

yes it's officially under two weeks now. god its so hard

worrying article mrz

ShadowStone :( ((hugs)) Wishing you all the best x

mrz This is what it is like in my area :(

aaah was doing ok today until people started giving me grief about how apparently if I just moved (yeah we can afford that even with help. not) we'd get a spot. yeah cos moving will suddenly free up a space that doesn't exist.

yes we all know people who seem to be able to change schools when ever they feel like it regardless of where they live and regardless of all the rules people like us are told are on place.

But we aren't those people. We aren't that lucky.

No one seems to get that the under subscribed schools are usually ones people avoid and whatever you do wherever you move you will likely end up at one of those until you reach the top of a waiting list

Giles ((hugs)) other people suck!!! My SIL keeps telling me the reason why we won't get into a school as my son is in a private nursery and if he had been in the nursery school he would have automatically got a place I have tried explaining the criteria to her more than once but I now just smile and nod.

Will you be celebrating Easter tomorrow? If so please tell us what you're having for dinner and how many eggs you're planning to eat :)

Yes apparently because no one can be I'm yo places at once it's defeatist to say it's not going to make a difference .

I could live metres from a school (and in fact do) but miss out die to people both nearer and further away fulfilling criteria I don't.

I was planning a roast but dint feel like it now. I shall cook the lamb regardless though

And yy to the pre school. nonsense.

didn't help dd either cos people never pick ones close to work or grandparents do they