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EDUCATION AND LIBRARY BOARDS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

Funded places are available in all nursery schools and nursery units in primary schools and in some voluntary/private playgroups and day nurseries for children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. Details of centres which provide funded places are contained in information booklets prepared by the Education and Library Boards.

You should contact the Principals of schools or the leaders of the centres in which you are interested in obtaining places. You will be given an information booklet and an application form.

The closing date for lodging an application form for a funded pre-school place is: Wednesday 14 January 2015 (12 noon)

Remember Only one official application form MUST be submitted for every child seeking a pre-school place in September 2015. All preferences should be listed in order on this form.

ADMISSION TO PRIMARY SCHOOL

Any child whose 4th birthday falls on or before 1 July 2015 will have reached compulsory school age in September 2015 and must commence primary education.

Parents of children in the above age-group should contact the Principals of the schools being considered for attendance. The Principals will be in a position to provide an application form and other information regarding admission.

The closing date for lodging an application form for a primary school place is: Wednesday 14 January 2015 (12 noon)

Remember Only one official application form MUST be submitted for every child seeking a primary school place in September 2015. All preferences should be listed in order on this form.

If additional information is required or any difficulty is experienced parents should contact their local Education & Library Board

: (028) 9056 4080 : (028) 2566 2197 : (028) 9056 6568 : (028) 3741 0088 : (028) 8241 1458

ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION – 2015/16 SCHOOL YEAR

Dear Parent

Pre-school places are available in a variety of settings funded by the Southern Education and Library Board.

This booklet is specific to the council area where you live. It includes details of nursery schools and nursery units attached to primary schools as well as voluntary and other pre-school playgroups and private day nurseries with funded places. The booklet contains information about how to apply for a place, the target group of children and the admissions criteria for the various pre-school settings. The individual entry for each pre-school provider also lists any documents which may be required by that setting in relation to how your child meets the admission criteria.

If you require booklet giving information about another council area you should approach a school/playgroup/day nursery in that area which provides pre-school education or access this using the web address given below.

If you have any enquiries please address you are advised to discuss these in the first instance with the provider that you are listing as the first preference for your child. If you need further assistance contact the Southern Education and Library Board’s Pre-School Helpline (028 3741 0088 or 028 3751 2309).

Copies of the booklets for other council areas are available on the website www.selb.org. Other sources of help and information are detailed in the booklet.

May I remind you that children who have reached their fourth birthday by 1 July 2015 will have reached compulsory school age and should be enrolled in P1 in a primary school or the preparatory department of a grammar school.

I hope that your child enjoys his/her time in pre-school education.

Yours faithfully

Gavin Boyd Chief Executive (Interim) Paprašius informaciją galima gauti prieinamu Brailio rašto, disko/diskelio ir audiokasetės formatu tautinių mažumų kalbomis. Taikoma asmenims silpnai kalbantiems angliškai.

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BANBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

CONTENTS

PAGE NO.

List of Pre-School Settings in Banbridge District Council Area 1

Glossary of Terms 2

Procedure for Enrolment and Further Information 3-11

Enrolment in Pre-School Education: Key Dates 12-13

Sample of Pre-School application form 14-15

Useful Numbers 16

Nursery Schools and Primary Schools with Nursery Units 17

Admissions policies - Controlled Nursery Schools 18-27

Admissions policies – Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit 28-38

Admissions policies – Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit 39-43

Admissions policies – Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries 44-67

List of Pre-School Settings in other Council Areas within the SELB 68-73

Pre-School Settings are listed in alphabetical order within the above groups.

The information in this booklet relates to the 2015/2016 school year and is correct at 11 November 2014.

Please note: This booklet contains references to the Education and Library Boards (ELB’s). It is planned that the five ELBs will be replaced with a single body which will assume the responsibilities of the ELBs as they currently exist. Therefore all references in this booklet to the ELBs should be interpreted as applying to the single body when it comes into operation.

Any reference in this booklet to parents or guardians includes any person who has parental responsibility for a child as defined in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN BANBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery Schools

Banbridge Nursery School Downshire Nursery School, Banbridge Dromore Nursery School

Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Ballydown Primary School, Banbridge Bronte Primary School, Banbridge Drumadonnell Primary School, Banbridge Fair Hill Primary School, Kinallen Gilford Primary School

Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

All Saints Nursery Unit, St Colman’s Primary School, Annaclone St Mary’s Primary School, Banbridge

Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries

Child’s Play Day Nursery Humpty Dumpty Pre-School, Banbridge Jolly Jesters Nursery, Dromore Ladybird Lane Day Care, Banbridge Laurencetown Playgroup Leitrim Playgroup Little Friends Pre-School, Banbridge Loughbrickland Pre-School Rainbow Pre-School, Dromore Rathfriland Pre-School Playgroup St Mary’s Playgroup, Banbridge The Old Station Day Care Nursery, Dromore

A list of Pre-School Settings in other Council Areas in the Southern Education and Library Board may be found at the back of this booklet. The booklets for all Council Areas are published on the Board’s website www.selb.org or may be requested by contacting the Pupil and Parent Unit (028) 3751 2309 or (028) 3741 0088.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THIS BOOKLET

Admissions The criteria drawn up by the Board of Governors of each school/management Criteria of the voluntary or private provider and applied in order to select the children to be admitted if the school/pre-school setting is over subscribed.

Controlled School Controlled schools are managed and funded by the five ELBs through school Boards of Governors (BoG). A BoG consists of representatives of transferors along with representatives of parents, teachers and ELBs.

Enrolment Number The maximum number of children which a pre-school setting may have on its register at any time, as determined by the Department of Education.

Independent A tribunal set up by the Education and Library Board, but independent of it, Appeal Tribunal which hears appeals lodged by parents/guardians against the decisions of Boards of Governors.

Integrated These schools seek to add value to the education process by inviting School Protestants and Catholics to come together with other traditions in order to improve their understanding of one another, their own cultures, religions and values. Each grant maintained integrated school is managed by a Board of Governors consisting of trustees or foundation governors along with parents, teachers and DE representatives.

Irish-Medium A school or unit within a school where teaching and learning takes place School through the Irish language.

Nursery Unit An approved unit providing formal nursery education, managed as part of a primary school.

Pre-school Funded pre-school places are available from a range of providers in a variety Provider/Setting of settings – nursery schools, nursery units, reception classes in primary places and voluntary and private playgroups and day nurseries in receipt of funded places.

Socially For the purposes of enrolment in pre-school this means a child whose parent Disadvantaged is in receipt of Income Support or Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance: Circumstances where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

Statutory Criteria which the law states that schools must apply before applying their Criteria sub-criteria.

Sub-Criteria If within one admission criterion there is oversubscription, some schools will apply a clearly defined set of sub-criteria to identify the children to be admitted.

Target Age Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

Underage Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.

Voluntary Voluntary maintained schools are managed by a BoG nominated by trustees Maintained School along with parents, teachers and ELB representatives.

PROCEDURE FOR ENROLMENT AND FURTHER INFORMATION

1 Which children qualify for pre-school education?

Pre-school places are available for those children who are in the target age group i.e. who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (inclusive). If there are still places available underage children i.e. those born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 MAY also be admitted – but funded places for these children are only available in nursery schools’ or nursery units’. Voluntary/private settings normally accept children from three years of age but only those born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 will be eligible for a funded place. The target age groups are outlined in the statutory criteria for each pre-school setting.

Priority will be given to children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

2 Where are pre-school places available and how do I obtain further information?

This booklet provides information on pre-school places available in:

 Nursery Schools  Primary Schools with Nursery Units in the Board’s area  Voluntary/Private settings that have pre-school places funded by the Board (hereafter called providers)

Funded pre-school places in the voluntary and private sector only applies to part-time provision (normally 5 sessions per week, each lasting at least 2½ hours per day during the school year). In nursery schools and primary schools with nursery units, attendance takes the form of full day (4½ hours per day) or part-time (2½ hours per day, either morning or afternoon sessions). A few schools have both full-time and part-time sessions. Information on the duration of classes/sessions is listed in this booklet under the detail for each provider.

All funded pre-school education centres must follow common curricular guidance to plan and organise the children’s learning and are inspected regularly by the Education and Training Inspectorate.

Parents/guardians should be aware that pre-school providers may levy charges for certain services offered (e.g. snacks, lunches, extra-curricular activities) once a child is admitted to a pre-school setting. Any such charges should not relate to the delivery of the pre-school curriculum, and for non-statutory providers (i.e. voluntary or private providers) should not relate to the minimum period of 2.5 hours pre-school education which is funded by the Department of Education. Charges may vary between providers, so parents/guardians may wish to clarify with their preferred providers the extent of any applicable charges prior to submitting an application.

A child is only entitled to one funded place in a school or playgroup or private nursery e.g. a child may not have a funded place in a playgroup in the morning and attend a nursery school in the afternoon.

 Reception Class Provision In addition to the pre-school providers listed in this booklet some primary schools have reception classes for children who have reached their 4th birthday but are under compulsory school age (i.e. children born after 1 July 2011). Arrangements for admissions to these reception classes are entirely different to those relating to nursery classes. Parents/Guardians may apply to both using separate application forms for nursery and reception. Information is contained in the

Primary School Admissions Information Booklets available from the primary school in which you are interested or from the Open Enrolment Office.

 Should I arrange for my child to transfer from a funded pre-school place to a reception class in a primary school from his/her 4th birthday?

Department of Education advice is that this would not be in your child’s best interests. Transferring your child to a reception class during the year is disruptive to his/her educational and social development and should be avoided. In addition, advice from the Department’s Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) is that while some reception provision is of a good standard, the quality of provision across the sector is uneven.

 Paying Places Many voluntary, private playgroups and private day nurseries may also have fee-paying places available for pre-school children. The arrangements for admission as described in this booklet, do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents/Guardians make direct contact with these providers.

While there is no guarantee that a child will receive a funded pre-school education place during the child’s final year of pre-compulsory education, the objective of the Pre-School Education Programme is to have a good quality pre-school education place for every child in the final year of pre-compulsory education, whose parents/guardians wish to avail of such a place. While it would be the Board’s wish to match provision to parental preference, it is recognised that a minority of parents/guardians will not be able to access a funded place in their preferred education setting.

3 Must my child go to pre-school?

No. Pre-school education is not compulsory, however good quality pre-school education has important benefits. Parents make application for a funded place on the understanding that their child will attend for 5 days per week. This will enable your child to benefit fully from a quality pre-school experience.

4 Where can I get an application form?

Application forms can be obtained from any provider listed in this book (preferably your first choice) or from the Board’s website: www.selb.org - Application for Admission to Pre-School Education.

5 Completion of Application Form

A sample copy of the application form is set out on 14 and 15. Only one application form can be submitted and on it list all the providers where you would be willing to accept a place (continue on a separate sheet if required). All parents seeking a funded pre-school place for their child must complete an application form, even if their child’s name is already on a waiting list for admission.

SECTION A

Complete your child’s name, date of birth, home address including house number and postcode, and parent/guardian’s details.

SECTION B

This section allows you to list up to six preferences i.e. six places where you would consider sending your child and to state the reasons for your preferences. You are strongly advised to list more than one preference as there is no guarantee that you will be successful in obtaining a

place at your first preference provider as they may receive more applications than they have funded places. Only list the providers that are included in the Boards’ booklets and ensure that the published name (not local name) is used. If a provider has more applications than places, it must select children for admission by applying the admissions criteria. It is vitally important that you give the provider all the information that is relevant to either the statutory criteria or the sub- criteria determined by the provider. If all applicants meet the statutory criteria, it is the individual provider’s sub-criteria that determine which children are selected for admission. These sub- criteria could include whether the child has a family connection with the school/playgroup e.g. a brother or sister previously attended, the distance of a child’s home to the school/playgroup, etc.

If you do not put the information on the form as to how your child meets a particular criterion then the provider cannot give your child consideration under this criterion. Some further examples of relevant information are given on the form but you should examine the criteria of those providers that you are listing as preferences, consider how your child meets these and list this under each of your preferences and attach any verifying documents if requested by each provider.

PREFERENCES

The legislation recognises up to two preferences to a provider where full-time and part-time places are available. This means if you would prefer a full-time place for your child at a provider but would also be willing to accept as a lower preference a part-time place you should name that provider twice on the form. This can be consecutively but this is not necessarily the case, e.g.

1 Provider A full-time place 2 Provider B full-time place 3 Provider A part-time place

However, the legislation does not differentiate between a part-time morning session and a part- time afternoon session. The distribution of part-time places i.e. a morning or an afternoon session is a matter for the provider.

Parents/Guardians should note that the independent appeal tribunal only has the power to consider appeals against the allocation of full-time or part-time places. It does not have the power to distinguish between a morning part-time and an afternoon part-time place.

SECTION C

The statutory criteria require providers to give preference to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances in their target age year. This is defined by the Department of Education as a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same, then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application form stamped by the Social Security Agency to confirm they are in receipt of Income Support, Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment Support Allowance where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the level of benefit remains the same.

NB The onus is on parents/guardians to ensure that the form is stamped and submitted to the first preference setting on or before 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015.

SECTION D

Read the declarations, sign and date the form. If you are in any doubt or there are points which you wish to clarify attach an explanatory note. If a parent/guardian gives false or misleading

information (e.g. date of birth, home address) and because of this the child obtains a place, the place will be withdrawn. If you are in doubt you should check with the first preference Principal/Playgroup Leader and/or obtain advice from the Board.

VERIFYING DOCUMENTS

 Birth Certificates are required with the application form.

Some providers request other verification documents with the application form. Others indicate that they may contact parents/guardians if they require further documentation.

Please read the admissions criteria carefully, not just for your first preference provider but for all the providers named on your application form.

Where documents are requested before/during the process, acceptance will be conditional on documents being supplied. It is important that they are submitted within the timescale requested by the school/provider.

The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a provider to offer a place.

6 Who do I return the form to?

The form must be completed and returned with a copy of your child’s birth certificate to your first preference provider on or before 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015.

7 Admissions Procedure

(a) How do pre-school providers decide who to accept?

If a pre-school provider has sufficient places all eligible children will be accepted. If a provider has more applications than funded places it will be required, by law, to give priority to:

i. children from socially disadvantaged circumstances* in their final pre-school year i.e. born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (inclusive);

ii. children not falling within sub-paragraph (i) in their final pre-school year;

and who at the time of their proposed admission will not have a pre-school education place, whether full-time or part-time, at another school or any other premises.

*A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’.

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

Pre-school providers will implement this legal requirement through application of the statutory admission criteria. If there are more applications meeting a particular statutory criterion than there are places available then the provider will select between these applicants by applying their own sub-criteria. These sub-criteria normally differ from setting to setting.

The admissions procedure is in two stages:

Stage 1 of the procedure (Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015) deals only with target age children.

Stage 2 of the procedure (Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015) deals with those target age children who did not secure a place in Stage 1 and who have now nominated further preferences from a list of settings with vacant places and those children not yet in their target age year i.e. underage.

NB: A target age child will always get priority over a penultimate pre-school age child (i.e. underage) during the admissions procedure.

(b) Application of the criteria/procedure

STAGE 1 - (Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015)

At stage one only applications for children in their target age year will be considered.

 If there are more places available than there are applications, then the provider will accept all these applications.

 If there are more applications than places available, then the Board of Governors/Management Committee must select children for admission by firstly applying the statutory criteria in order and, if necessary, their sub-criteria. The application forms of those children not selected will be returned to the Board for onward transmission to the next provider named on the application form.

This procedure continues until:-  The child is selected by a provider named on the form.  All preferences named have not selected the child.  The time allowed for Stage 1 has elapsed.

During Stage 1 - Changes of preferences in Exceptional Circumstances/New applications/ Additional information

Apart from those necessitated by exceptional circumstances, no changes of preference will be processed during Stage 1. If you wish to change your preference, for any reason other than in exceptional circumstances, you must withdraw the original application and submit a new application. If this occurs after 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 your new application will be treated as a late application.

If you wish to change your preference because of exceptional circumstances (eg) change of address which necessitates a change of preference, you must submit a written request to the Board by 4.00 pm on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 for a change of preference for approval by the Board along with verification of the exceptional circumstances. If approved, the Board will amend the original application form and send it to the new first preference provider.

If the original form was received on time by the original first preference provider, it will be regarded by the new first preference provider as a punctual, first preference application. The final date by which the Board will process any changes necessitated by exceptional circumstances is Wednesday, 18 March 2015 at 4.00 pm.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015 at 4.00 pm is also the final date by which the Board will process any additional information, or new applications. After this date, changes of preference in exceptional circumstances/additional information/new applications will not be processed until Stage 2 (Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015).

Recalling children refused admission within Stage 1

If any places subsequently become available in an oversubscribed setting (between Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015) these places should be re-allocated immediately to any children refused admission in Stage 1 and according to their place in the rank order at the end of Stage 1.

STAGE 2 - (Monday 20 April 2015 - Friday 29 May 2015)

 At this stage school based providers with places available consider applications received for target aged children who were unplaced at the end of Stage 1 and who have now nominated further preferences and applications received for underage children along with any new applications.

 Voluntary and private providers with places available will consider applications for target age children who were unplaced at the end of Stage 1 who have now nominated further preferences and any new applications from target aged children. These settings are not permitted to consider applications from underage children.

 The procedure similar to that described for Stage 1 will operate.

During Stage 2 - Changes of preferences in Exceptional Circumstances/New applications/Additional information

Apart from those necessitated by exceptional circumstances, no changes of preference will be processed during Stage 2. If you wish to change your preference, for any reason other than in exceptional circumstances, you must withdraw the original application and submit a new application. If this occurs after 4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015 your new application will be treated as a late application in Stage 2.

If you wish to change your preference because of exceptional circumstances eg change of address, which necessitates a change of preference, you must submit a written request to the Board by 4.00 pm on Friday, 8 May 2015 for approval, along with verification of the exceptional circumstances. If approved, the Board will amend the original application form and send it to the new first preference provider.

Friday, 8 May 2015 at 4.00 pm is also the final date by which the Board will process any new applications/additional information. After this date, changes of preference in exceptional circumstances/additional information/new applications should be communicated directly to the provider(s) of your choice for consideration after Friday, 29 May 2015.

In the case of target age children if the application form/further preferences form was received by the Board/provider by 4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015, it will be regarded by the new first preference provider as a punctual, first preference application in Stage 2.

In the case of underage children if the original application form was received by 12.00 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 by the original first preference provider it will be regarded by the new first preference provider as a punctual, first preference application in Stage 2. The final date by which the Board will process any changes necessitated by exceptional circumstances is Friday, 8 May 2015 at 4.00 pm.

Except in relation to the appeals procedure, the Pre-School Admission Procedure concludes on Friday, 29 May 2015.

WAITING LISTS

Please refer to each individual providers policy if you wish your child’s name to be placed on a waiting list should a vacancy arise in an over-subscribed provider after 29 May 2015.

Stage 1: Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015

Consideration of applications from target age children ONLY (i.e. born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012).

If your application is received after 12 noon on the 14 January 2015 your application will be considered late and will not be considered until all punctual target age applications are considered. If the setting has less applications than available places (i.e. undersubscribed) your child will be offered a place.

Please note Due to the restrictions of the timetable, it may not be possible to process all the preferences listed on an application form by Friday, 17 April 2015. If your application is received after Wednesday, 18 March 2015 it will not be considered until Stage 2 of the procedure.

Boards do not have the discretion to treat an application received after 12 noon on 14 January 2015 as punctual.

Stage 2: Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015

Consideration of new applications and additional preferences from target age children not placed in Stage 1. Applications from children in their penultimate pre-school year (i.e. underage) will also be considered at this stage in Nursery Schools and Nursery Units only. Unplaced target aged children whose application was ‘late’ in Stage 1 can now be treated on an equal basis with all other applications in Stage 2.

Any new applications/additional information/additional preferences received after 4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015 will be considered as ‘late’ in Stage 2. Whilst these will be processed up until Friday, 8 May 2015 they will not be considered until all punctual target age applications are considered.

Any new applications/additional information/additional preferences received after 4.00 pm on Friday, 8 May 2015 will not be considered until after close of procedure on Friday, 29 May 2015.

Please note Due to the restrictions of the timetable, it may not be possible to process all the preferences listed on an application form by Friday, 29 May 2015.

Underage Applicants (children born between 2 July 2012 – 1 July 2013)

If your application is received after 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 it is late and will only be considered in Stage 2 of the process if the settings listed are undersubscribed.

(d) When will I be notified?

There are two dates of notification: i. Stage 1 – Target Age Children (i.e. born between 2 July 2011 – 1 July 2012)

Providers will issue letters to this group on Friday, 17 April 2015 advising parents/guardians whose children they are accepting. The Board will also advise parents/guardians of children not selected by any provider and will include information regarding places available, if any, and a request form for further preferences at Stage 2. ii. Stage 2 – Young Children (i.e. born between 2 July 2012 – 1 July 2013)

Providers will issue letters to this group on Friday, 29 May 2015 advising parents/guardians whose children they are accepting AND to all other selected applicants (i.e. those pre-school 9

children not selected at Stage 1). The Board will also advise parents/guardians of children not selected by any provider and will include information regarding places available, if any.

(e) When will any document(s) that I have attached to my application form be returned to me?

All original documents will be returned to you by the provider where your child is placed. The Board will return all documents to those who have been unsuccessful in securing a pre-school place on Friday, 29 May 2015.

8 Can I submit more than one application?

NO. If you submit more than one application form you will have made a false declaration. In the event that parents are discovered to have lodged more than one application form, then the first application lodged will be treated as the formal expression of parental preference and all other application forms will not be processed.

9 Can I indicate preferences for settings in different Board areas on the same form?

Yes. All Boards operate the same system.

10 Can I indicate a preference for a non-funded place on the form?

The open enrolment procedure only relates to the provision of funded places. If you are interested in a paying place at a voluntary or private provider you should contact the provider directly. If you do name a paying place on the application form, the Board will not process this preference but will uplift the next preference listed that has funded places and process accordingly.

11 Do I need to complete a new application form if my child is already attending a Nursery School/Unit?

Yes. There will be no automatic entitlement to a second year pre-school education placement.

12 Appeals

(a) Can I appeal against a decision not to admit my child?

Only in the case of applications made to a nursery school or nursery unit can you appeal to an Independent Appeal Tribunal. However, the Tribunal’s powers are limited. An appeal can only be brought on the grounds that the school’s criteria were not applied or were not correctly applied in deciding to refuse a child admission to the school/unit.

There is no right of appeal to the Independent Appeal Tribunal against a decision by a private or voluntary provider or where a parent has indicated a preference for a morning part-time place and an afternoon part-time place is offered (or vice versa).

(b) Appeal Tribunals

An Independent Appeal Tribunal only has the power to consider appeals against the allocation of a full-time or a part-time place. It does not have the power to distinguish between a morning part-time and an afternoon part-time place, therefore there is no right of appeal.

Members can only consider information available to the Board of Governors at the time it made its decision. New evidence cannot be considered. 10

You must lodge your intention to appeal in writing to:

The Clerk of the Independent Admission Appeal Tribunal (Nursery) Southern Education & Library Board 3 Charlemont Place The Mall ARMAGH BT61 9AX

Or by e-mail to:-

[email protected]

The intention to appeal must be received in writing not later than:

4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015 for Stage 1 children 4.00 pm on Friday, 12 June 2015 for Stage 2 children

Please give your child’s name, date of birth and the nursery school(s)/unit(s) that you wish to appeal against.

NB: At the time of going to print, this booklet provides details of presently approved pre- school providers. It should be noted however that providers can withdraw from the scheme. The Department of Education has indicated that in order to qualify for funded places a provider must have enrolled at least 8 children in their immediate pre-school year. Parents/Guardians should be aware therefore that providers can be required to withdraw, or may withdraw voluntarily, from the scheme at any time. In the unlikely event that this happens the Board will uplift the next preference listed that has funded places and process accordingly.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOKLET RELATES TO THE 2015/16 SCHOOL YEAR AND ALL INFORMATION IS CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT.

ENROLMENT IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION: KEY DATES

STAGE 1 (Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015) CONSIDERATION OF TARGET AGE CHILDREN ONLY (i.e. children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012)

Wednesday, 14 January 2015 Closing date for receipt of parents’/guardians’ application (not later than 12 noon) forms to first preference providers.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015 Final date for receipt and consideration of new (not later than 4 pm) applications (will be considered as a late application), additional information and changes of preference in exceptional circumstances within Stage 1. Anything received after this date will not be considered until Stage 2 (i.e. after 17 April 2015).

Friday, 17 April 2015 Issue of letters by providers advising parents/guardians of the setting for which their target age children have been accepted; and Issue of letters by the Education Boards advising parents/guardians of those target age children who have not been offered a place, advising where places are still available (if any) and how to apply for these.

Friday, 1 May 2015 Final date for notice of intention to appeal against (not later than 4pm) *nursery schools’/units’ decisions to be received by Boards in respect of children not selected for admission during Stage 1.

*(ONLY applies to Nursery Schools/Units as there is no right of appeal against a voluntary/private provider.)

ENROLMENT IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION: KEY DATES (cont’d)

STAGE 2 (Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015) CONSIDERATION OF:  TARGET AGE CHILDREN WHO WERE UNPLACED IN STAGE 1 FOR WHOM FURTHER PREFERENCES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED;  NEW APPLICATIONS FOR TARGET AGE CHILDREN; AND  ALL UNDERAGE CHILDREN

Friday, 1 May 2015 Date by which additional preferences for unplaced target (not later than 4 pm) age children are to be returned to Boards. New applications or additional preferences received after this date will be considered as ‘late’ and will not be considered in Stage 2 until all punctual target age applicants have been processed.

Friday, 8 May 2015 Final date for receipt and consideration of new (not later than 4 pm) applications, additional information and changes of preference in exceptional circumstances within Stage 2. After this date any new applications/additional information/changes of preference should be sent directly to the provider(s) of the parent’s choice for consideration after 29 May 2015.

Friday, 29 May 2015 Issue of letters by providers advising parents of the setting for which their child has been accepted; and Issue of letters by Boards advising parents whose children have not been offered a place and advising where places are still available (if any).

Friday, 12 June 2015 Final date for notice of intention to appeal against (not later than 4pm) *nursery schools’/units’ decisions to be received by Boards in respect of children not selected for admission during Stage 2.

*(ONLY applies to Nursery Schools/Units as there is no right of appeal against a voluntary/private provider.)

NOTE: A target age child will always get priority over an underage applicant during the Admission Process (From 14 January 2015 to 29 May 2015).

FOR PRE-SCHOOL USE EDUCATION AND LIBRARY BOARDS OF NI Received by 1st preference provider

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL Date Time Initials EDUCATION IN THE 2015/16 SCHOOL YEAR Birth Certificate checked & attached Target Age Underage

Please read the Board’s Information Booklet(s) before completing this form. Pay particular attention to the guidance on completing the form and the Admissions Criteria of the schools/playgroups/private nurseries which you are nominating as preferences. Schools/playgroups/private nurseries are hereafter called providers. This form only refers to applications to providers with places funded by a Board. PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLACK INK

SECTION A YOUR CHILD Child’s Surname* ______Child’s Forename(s)* (*as recorded on birth certificate) Boy  Girl Child’s Date of Birth ______BIRTH CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THIS FORM

Name(s) of Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms

Child’s Home Address ______

______Postcode ______

Parent’s/Guardian’s Tel Number: (Home)______(Work)______(Mobile)______

SECTION B PREFERENCES, SESSIONS, AND REASONS FOR PREFERENCE Before completing this section you should read the admissions criteria. Providers cannot be held responsible for refusing your child a place if you do not detail the relevant information on this form or do not attach any documentation requested. Relevant information MAY include: nearest provider to child’s home; living in Parish; eldest child; brother(s)/sister(s) are attending or have attended; details of special circumstances (evidence may be required). Where a school provider has both full-time and part-time sessions you may have to list the school twice as a preference. Under SESSION below please record your preferences – tick FT (Full-time) or PT (Part-time). (NOTE: FT is usually 4½ hours per day, 5 days per week. PT is usually 2½ hours per day, 5 days per week) If you do not nominate sufficient preferences there is a possibility your child will not secure a pre-school place.

PREFERENCES State Name of Provider and reasons SESSION (see above) For Board Use (FT or PT) Selected Not for preference which relate to Admissions Criteria Selected (continue on a separate sheet if necessary) please tick  FT PT 1st ______OR

Reasons for preference: ______

FT PT nd OR 2 ______Reasons for preference: ______

FT PT rd OR 3 ______Reasons for preference: ______

FT PT 4th ______OR

Reasons for preference: ______

FT PT 5th ______OR Reasons for preference: ______

FT PT th 6 ______OR Reasons for preference: ______

PLEASE READ THE ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR ALL PROVIDERS NAMED OVERLEAF AND LIST BELOW THE DOCUMENTS, IF ANY, WHICH YOU ARE ATTACHING TO THIS FORM.

If you have further preferences please continue on a separate sheet and put the name of your child at the top. Please tick if further preferences are attached: Please tick if your child is being assessed for Special Educational Needs

SECTION C SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE If you are claiming priority because of social disadvantage you MUST take this form to your local Social Security Office where the information below will be completed. The providers will not be able to give priority unless the box below has been stamped by the Social Security Agency.

Entitled to Income Support Entitled to Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance

Entitled to Employment Support Allowance (*providing the conditions below are met)

NB: *A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’.

Name of person holding entitlement: ______

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE OFFICIAL STAMP

Certified by ______

Date ______

SECTION D DECLARATION

I confirm that:- (a) This form is used to list all providers regardless of board area. (b) This is the ONLY application form submitted for pre-school education in respect of the child named overleaf. NB: In the event that parents/guardians are discovered to have lodged more than one application form, then the first application lodged will be treated as the formal expression of parental preference and all other application forms will not be considered. (c) I have read the published Admissions Criteria of the providers nominated overleaf. (d) I am aware that my child can only avail of ONE funded place in a school/playgroup or private nursery. (e) The address I have given is the child’s home address and NOT the address of a child minder/another relative or a business address. (f) I understand that it is my responsibility to provide all relevant information on or attached to this application form. (g) The details I have given on this form are correct. I am aware if a place is awarded on the basis of false information it will be withdrawn.

Signed (Parent/Guardian) Date

THIS FORM MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FIRST PREFERENCE PROVIDER NO LATER THAN

12 NOON ON WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY 2015

DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT – The information on this form is required by the Board for the purpose of processing your application. The information is covered by the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Your signature to the form is deemed to be an authorisation by you to allow the Board to process and retain the information for the purpose(s) stated.

USEFUL ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Contact details for the Transfer Officers located within each ELB and for the Department’s School Access Team are provided below:-

Mrs Patricia Hughes Mrs Maxine Harris Belfast Education & Library Board North Eastern Education & Library Board 40 Academy Street County Hall BELFAST 182 Galgorm Road BT1 2NQ BALLYMENA Tel; 028 90564080 BT42 1HN E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 028 25662306 Website: www.belb.org.uk E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.neelb.org.uk

Mrs Mairead Maguire Mrs Florence McCaw Southern Education & Library Board South-Eastern Education & Library Board 3 Charlemont Place Grahamsbridge Road ARMAGH Dundonald BT61 9AZ BELFAST Tel: 028 37512200 BT16 2HS E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 028 90566200 Website: www.selb.org E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.seelb.org.uk

Mrs Liane Armstrong Department of Education Western Education & Library Board School Access Team Campsie House Rathgael House 1 Hospital Road Balloo Road OMAGH BANGOR BT79 0AW BT19 7PR Tel: 028 82411571 Tel: 028 91279326 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.welbni.org Website: www.deni.gov.uk

NURSERY SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH NURSERY UNITS

Banbridge Nursery School 52 full-time places 3A Lurgan Road 8.45 am to 1.20 pm BANBRIDGE A mid-day meal is available for pupils BT32 4AF

Telephone: (028) 4062 3138

Principal: Mrs Kerry Porter (B.Ed., M.Ed., PQHNI) Boys/Girls Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub- Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria.

In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

In the event of there being more applications than places available the Board of Governors will apply the admissions criteria in the order indicated below to identify which children are to be admitted.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Child from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Banbridge Nursery School is the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

2 Child from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Banbridge Nursery School is not the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’.

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

3 Child not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Banbridge Nursery School is the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

4 Child not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Banbridge Nursery School is not the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Board of Governors to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents:

- a bank or building society statement which shows the address at which the child is resident; - a utility bill (for instance electricity, gas, Television License, telephone) which shows the address at which the child is resident; - a letter awarding Child Benefit to the child or another letter relating to this benefit; - the child’s Medical Card.

This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of a child.

Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria the children to be selected for admission will be identified by applying the following sub-criteria in the stated order (as below):-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children who have listed Banbridge Nursery School as their first preference.

(ii) Children of permanent staff employed in the school.

(iii) Children who have had brothers/sisters, half-brothers/sisters who previously attended the school.

(iv) Children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in the order set out below:

S B G T A U X P L E I N Z H J W F Q Y D M R C K V O

This order was determined by a randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet. In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order as set out above. In the event of two identical surnames the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion (iv) will also be used to distinguish between pupils should oversubscription occur within sub-criteria (i) to (iii).

*If oversubscription occurs at any stage in the criteria and sub-criteria, second preferences take precedence over third preferences etc.

WAITING LIST POLICY

Should a vacancy arise after the end of the procedure, all applications for admission to 2015/2016 that were initially refused admission will be considered according to the published criteria. Children will be considered in the following order, firstly those from Stage 1 and then those from Stage 2 or later. The school will contact you, in writing, if your child gains a place in the school by this method.

Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact the school if you wish your child’s name to be removed from the list. 19

Note 1 - Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

Note 2 - For the purpose of identifying the nearest Controlled Nursery School to the child’s home parents may choose either Banbridge or Downshire Nursery School regardless of distance. Distance to the child’s home and to other controlled nursery schools will be as measured in a straight line on an Ordnance Survey Map.

Note 3 - Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form.

CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR

In the event of there being places remaining after applying the criteria to all children in their final pre-school year, i.e. those born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (inclusive), those remaining places will be allocated to children in their penultimate pre-school year, i.e. those born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (inclusive). The places will be allocated according to chronological age, beginning with the oldest.

Downshire Nursery School 52 full-time places Primrose Gardens 8.45 am to 1.20 pm Banbridge A mid-day meal is available for pupils Co. Down BT32 3EN

Telephone: (028) 4062 5195

Principal: Mrs A Knox BA, PGCE, DASE Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Downshire Nursery School is the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

2 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Downshire Nursery School is not the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

3 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Downshire Nursery School is the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

4 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Downshire Nursery School is not the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria children to be selected for admission will be identified by applying the following sub-criteria in the stated order (as below):-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children for whom Downshire Nursery is first preference.

(ii) Children of permanent members of school staff.

(iii) Children who have had brothers/sisters, half-brothers/sisters previously attending the school. Children fostered within such a family are included.

(iv) Children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in the order set out below.

P U T O B R N M Y Q G V S A W Z C E D F L H J K I X

This order was determined by a randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet.

In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion (iv) will also be used to distinguish between pupils should oversubscription occur within sub-criteria (i) to (iii).

*If oversubscription occurs at any stage in the criteria or sub-criteria, second preferences take precedence over third preferences etc.

This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of a child.

Note 1 – Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

Note 2 - For the purpose of identifying the nearest Controlled Nursery School to the child’s home parents may choose either Downshire Nursery or Banbridge Nursery regardless of distance. Distance from the child’s home to other controlled nursery schools will be as measured in a straight line on an Ordnance Survey Map.

CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR

Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) will be allocated places in chronological order beginning with the eldest.

WAITING LIST POLICY

Should a vacancy arise after the end of the procedure, all applications for admission that were initially refused admission will be considered according to the published criteria. Children will be considered in the following order, firstly those from Stage 1 and then those from Stage 2 or later. Downshire Nursery School will contact you in writing if your child gains a place by this method. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact Downshire Nursery School if you wish for your child’s name to be removed from the list.

Dromore Nursery School 26 full-time places 18 Banbridge Road 8.45 am to 1.30 pm DROMORE A mid-day meal is available for BT25 1NB pupils in full-time attendance

Telephone: (028) 9269 9732

Principal: Mrs S Beattie, BA Hons, MEd, PQH 26 part-time morning places Ages 2 to 4 8.45 am to 11.15 am 26 part-time afternoon places 11.45 am to 2.15 pm

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

In the event of there being more applications than places available the Board of Governors will apply the admission criteria in the order indicated below to identify which children are to be admitted. The criteria will be applied separately to applicants for full-time and part-time places.

In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland in their final pre-school year at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include whether the child is the eldest child etc.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Child from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Dromore Nursery School is the controlled nursery school nearest to the child’s home.

2 Child from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Dromore Nursery School is not the controlled nursery school nearest to the child’s home.

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

3 Child not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Dromore Nursery School is the controlled nursery school nearest to the child’s home.

4 Child not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Dromore Nursery School is not the controlled nursery school nearest to the child’s home.

IMPORTANT CHANGE IN THE DOCUMENTATION ESSENTIAL TO QUALIFY YOUR APPLICATION

This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of a child.

ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE ORIGINAL AND NOT FACSIMILES OR PHOTOCOPIES. Original documents will be returned and a photocopy held to the end of the admissions process. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact the school to agree alternative verification arrangements. All photocopied documents will be returned or shredded at the end of the allocation procedure.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria the children to be selected for admission will be identified by applying the following sub-criteria in the stated order (as below):-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children who already attend the school in their penultimate year, who have listed Dromore Nursery School as their first preference choice.

(ii) Children in their final pre-school year, who have listed Dromore Nursery school as their first preference choice, of permanent members of staff or Governors of the school. Children fostered within such a family are included. Evidence required: Documented evidence with reference to a fostered child is required.

(iii) Children in their final pre-school year, who have listed Dromore Nursery school as their first preference choice, whose brothers, sisters, half-brothers and half-sisters attend or have previously attended the school, or eldest child in the family. Children fostered within such a family are included. It is the responsibility of the parent(s) to ensure that all relevant sibling names and attendance dates are included on the application form. Evidence required: Documented evidence with reference to a fostered child is required. Please specify on application name of sibling and year attended or indicate if eldest.

(iv) Children in their final pre-school year, who have listed Dromore Nursery School as their first preference choice and who are on the ‘At Risk’ register maintained by Southern Health and Social Care Trust. Evidence required: 25

Documented evidence from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust will be required.

(v) Children in their final pre-school year, who have listed Dromore Nursery School as their first preference choice, who in the opinion of the Board of Governors have special home circumstances in the following order:

(a) A child who has one or both parents deceased; (b) A child whose parent has a serious long-term illness – medical evidence required; (c) Children who are twins (or multiple births); (d) A child from a family of three or more pre-school children;

Evidence required: Applicants whose family circumstances fall into this criterion must seek an appointment with the school Principal before the closing date for application.

(vi) Randomised Selection

Remaining places will be allocated on a randomised selection of 1st preference applications using Random.org to allocate a rank number at random to each application. In the case of multiple births they will be allocated the same number. The random selection will be carried out by the Principal, verified by a member of the Board of Governors and an independent person.

Evidence required Birth Certificate in order to verify the age and full names of a child.

(vii) Any places remaining unallocated in 2nd,3rd, or 4th round preferences shall be allocated on the basis of closest home address to the school as calculated using the home postcode and Google Maps. It is the responsibility of the parent(s) to ensure that all relevant documents are attached to the application form.

Evidence required: Birth Certificate in order to verify the age and full names of a child and two documents to verify their address.

Note 1 - Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

Note 2 - For the purpose of identifying the nearest Controlled Nursery School to the child’s home, distance to the child’s home and to other Controlled Nursery Schools will be as measured using postcodes on Google Maps.

CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR

Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of the alphabetical order of the surnames. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames.

Evidence required:

Birth Certificate in order to verify the age and full names of a child.

The school publishes a Policy on the Operation of Admissions Waiting List. The policy is available on the school website at www.dromorenurseryschool.com or copies are available on request at the school.

Ballydown Primary School Nursery Unit 26 full-time places 64 Lisnaree Road 9.00 am to 1.45 pm BANBRIDGE A mid-day meal is available for BT32 4JN pupils.

Telephone: (028) 4066 2738 Fax: (028) 4062 2357

Principal: Mr W McMullan, MSc, BEd, DASE Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draw up and apply the admissions criteria.

If the enrolment number of 26 is exceeded, the Board of Governors will apply the following criteria in the order indicated to identify which children should be admitted.

In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form.

The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2 Children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 and are not socially disadvantaged (both dates inclusive).

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order indicated to identify children for admission:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children for whom Ballydown Nursery is first preference.

(ii) Children of permanent employees at the school.

(iii) Children whose brother/sister, (half-brother/sister) presently attends or have attended Ballydown Primary School and Nursery Unit, or whose siblings will be enrolled at Ballydown Primary School on 1 September 2015.

(iv) Children for whom Ballydown is the nearest controlled nursery.

In the event of oversubscription occurring when a sub-criterion is applied, the succeeding sub- criteria will be applied to the children who meet the oversubscribed sub-criterion until all places are filled. Where places still remain unfilled, final decisions will be made on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in order set out below:

V J S I N Y H D Z P O Q E F A T X K U W M G C R B L

 This order was determined by a randomised computer selection of the letters of the alphabet.

 In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used.

 In the event of a tie within the “alphabet tie-breaker” random selection will determine the allocation.

(v) In the event of all places not being filled, the remaining places will be offered to those children whose birthdays fall between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 in order of age starting with the oldest.

Note 1 “Home”

For the purpose of the above criteria “Home” is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

WAITING LIST POLICY

Should a vacancy arise after the issue of placement letters, all applications for admission to the nursery that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided will be treated equally and the published criteria applied.

This waiting list will remain in place until 30 June 2016.

The school will contact you in writing if your child gains a place in the school by this method. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact the school if you wish for your child’s name to be removed from the list.

Bronte Primary School Nursery Unit 26 part-time places 39 Ballinaskeagh Road 9.00 am – 11.45 am BANBRIDGE BT32 5BL

Telephone: (028) 4065 1486 Fax: (028) 4065 1565

Principal: Mrs G M E Davidson, BA, PGCE Boys/Girls Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates the responsibility for applying these criteria to the Principal. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria.

If the enrolment number of 26 is exceeded, the Board of Governors will apply the following criteria in the order indicated to identify which children should be admitted.

In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. Children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 and are not socially disadvantaged (both dates inclusive).

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order indicated to identify children for admission:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children for whom Bronte Nursery Unit is first preference.

(ii) Children whose brother/sister, (half-brother/sister) presently attends or have attended Bronte Primary School (Primary 1 – 7), or whose siblings will be enrolled at Bronte Primary School on 1 September 2015.

(iii) Children for whom Bronte Nursery Unit is the nearest controlled nursery to their home.

(iv) Other children for whom Bronte Nursery Unit is the nearest nursery to their home.

(v) Children of permanent employees at the school.

(vi) Children will be selected for admission using the computerised random selection facility found at www.random.org.

(vii) In the event of all places not being filled, the remaining places will be offered to those children whose birthdays fall between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 in order of age starting with the oldest. In the case of two or more children having the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Note 1

For the purpose of the above criteria “Home” is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

Note 2

For the purpose of the above criteria distances to determine nearest school will be measured using “Google Maps.”

WAITING LIST POLICY

Should a vacancy arise after 29 May 2015, all applications for admission to nursery that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until 30th April 2016.

The school will contact you in writing if your child gains a place in the school by this method.

Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact the school if you wish for your child’s name to be removed from the list.

Drumadonnell Primary School Nursery Unit 26 part-time places 133 Dromara Road 9.15 am – 11.45 am Ballyroney Banbridge BT32 5EY

Telephone: (028) 4065 0886 Fax No: (028) 4065 0892 Email: [email protected]

Principal: Mr K Spiers, BEd (Hons), PGCE (Ed Man) Ages 2 to 4 years

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates, to the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. The application of the criteria is then verified at a meeting of the Board of Governors.

If the enrolment number of 26 is exceeded, the Board of Governors will apply the following criteria in the order indicated to identify which children should be admitted.

In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s form.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. Children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 and are not socially disadvantaged (both dates inclusive).

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order indicated to identify children for admission:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children for whom Drumadonnell Nursery Unit is first preference and whose brother(s)/sister(s), (half-brother(s)/sister(s) presently attend(s) Drumadonnell Primary

School or whose sibling(s) will be enrolled at Drumadonnell Primary School on 1 September 2015. b) Children for whom Drumadonnell Nursery Unit is first preference and whose brother(s)/sister(s), (half-brother(s)/sister(s)) previously attended Drumadonnell Primary School continuously from admission to P7. c) Children for whom Drumadonnell Nursery Unit is first preference and is the nearest controlled nursery to their home. d) Children of permanent employees at the school. e) Children who are the eldest/only child in the family. f) Other children.

In the event of oversubscription occurring when a sub-criterion is applied, the succeeding sub- criteria will be applied to the children who meet the oversubscribed criterion until all places are filled. Where places remain unfilled, final selection will be based on distance from the child’s home to the Nursery Unit, priority being given to those living closest to the school. Distance will be measured using Google Maps Distance Calculator. If the final places to be allocated have identical measurements as identified by Google Maps Distance Calculator, selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of the surname. If two or more children have the same surname, the alphabetical order of the forename will be used.

“Home” refers to the child’s permanent place of residence.

Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address.

CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR

In the event of there being places remaining after applying the criteria to all children in their final pre-school year, those remaining places will be allocated to children in their penultimate pre-school year (i.e. those born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 inclusive) in order of age, starting with the oldest. Where two or more children have the same date of birth, final selection will be based on distance from the child’s home to the Nursery Unit, priority being given to those living closest to the school. Distance will be measured using Google Maps Distance Calculator. If the final places to be allocated have identical measurements as identified by Google Maps Distance Calculator, selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname, the alphabetical order of the forename will be used.

WAITING LIST

Should a vacancy arise after the close of the pre-school admissions procedure, all applications for admission to the Nursery Unit that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided, will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until the end of the academic year.

The school will contact parents in writing if a child gains a place by this method.

A child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Parents should contact the school if they wish for their child’s name to be removed from the list.

Fair Hill Primary School Nursery Unit 26 full-time places 4 Tullyniskey Road 9.00 am to 1.30 pm Kinallen A mid-day meal is available Dromara Dromore Co. Down BT25 2PJ

Telephone: (028) 9753 2553 Fax No: (028) 9753 2907 Email: [email protected]

Principal: Mr J Brown Ages 2 to 4 years

ADMISSIONS POLICY

If the enrolment number of 26 is exceeded, the Board of Governors will apply the following criteria in the order indicated to identify which children should be admitted.

In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can results in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s form.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive)

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2 Children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 and are not socially disadvantaged (both dates inclusive) In the event of over-subscription within any of the above criteria, the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order indicated to identify children for admission:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children for whom Fair Hill Nursery Unit is first preference and whose brother/sister, (half- brother/sister) presently attends Fair Hill Primary School (excluding Nursery Unit) or previously attended (excluding Nursery Unit) or whose siblings will be enrolled at the main Fair Hill Primary School on 1 September 2015.

b) Children for whom Fair Hill Nursery Unit is first preference and for whom:

(i) Fair Hill Primary School or, (ii) former Carnew Primary School or, (iii) former Gransha Primary School or, (iv) former Kinallen Primary School is or was the nearest Controlled Primary School from the child’s home. c) Children for whom Fair Hill Nursery is first preference and who are the eldest child/only child in the family. d) Children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in order set out below:

T B J E S A D M U C Z O R H W G F Q K P Y I V L X N

This order was determined by a randomized selection of the letters of the alphabet. In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in normal alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames the normal alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used.

e) If required thereafter, selection will be by means of computerized random selection.

In the event that there are fewer applicants complying with a particular criterion or sub-criterion than there are places available or remaining those applicants complying with that criterion will be admitted and the next criterion will be applied to the remaining applicants.

In the event that there are more applicants complying with a particular criterion or sub-criterion than there are places available or remaining those applicants complying with that criterion or sub-criterion will go forward to be considered under the next criterion or sub criterion and those not complying with the criterion or sub-criterion will be eliminated.

Evidence required:

Birth Certificate in order to verify the age and full names of a child.

Note 1

Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

Note 2

For the purpose of measuring distances as referred to in sub-criterion b), the distance from the child’s home to the relevant schools (referred to at b) (i-iv) will be measured in a straight line on an Ordnance Survey Map.

CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR

In the event of there being places remaining after applying the criteria to all children in their final pre-school year, ie those born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (inclusive), those remaining places will be allocated to children in their penultimate pre-school year, i.e. those born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (inclusive). The places will be allocated according to chronological age, beginning with the oldest.

When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Governors will only take into account information which is detailed or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the nursery’s admissions criteria is 35

stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples include: stamp to prove social disadvantage, siblings who have previously attended the school, eldest/only child and Fair Hill or amalgamated schools being closest controlled primary school.

WAITING LIST POLICY

The school’s policy on the consideration of applications after the admissions procedure concludes is available on request at the school office.

Gilford Primary School Nursery Unit 26 full-time places Castle Hill 8.55 am to 1.30 pm Gilford A mid-day meal is available BT63 6HH

Telephone: (028) 3883 1372

Principal: Mrs D Armstrong Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

There are 26 places in the nursery class.

In selecting children for admission, children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

Priority will be given to children who will receive only one year of nursery education.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of a child.

The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set can result in the withdrawal of a place or the inability to offer a place.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

In the event of oversubscription in criteria 1 or 2 children will be selected using the following sub- criteria in the order indicated below:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(a) Children for whom Gilford Primary School Nursery Unit is first preference.

(b) Children who have or have had older brothers/sisters, half-brothers/sisters attending Gilford Primary School in the primary years (primary one to seven), or whose siblings will be enrolled at Gilford Primary School on 1 September 2015.

(c) The eldest child in the family for whom Gilford Primary School Nursery Unit is the nearest Controlled Primary School Nursery Unit.

(d) Children whose home is within 3 miles of Gilford Primary School Nursery Unit.

(e) Children whose home is more than 3 miles from Gilford Primary School Nursery Unit. Priority will be given to those living nearest to the school.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above sub-criteria (a), (b), (c) or (d), final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surnames. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames.

When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school’s admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include whether the child is the eldest child in the family or has older brothers/sisters attending Gilford Primary School.

CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR

In the event of places remaining children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 who satisfy sub-criterion (a), (b), (c) or (d), will be admitted in chronological order (starting with the eldest). Should further places remain, priority will be given to those living nearest to the school.

NOTE 1

Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

NOTE 2

Distances will be measured using the shortest route (by road).

The school’s policy on the consideration of applications after the admissions procedure concludes in June is detailed below.

Should a vacancy arise after the admissions procedure concludes in June, all applications for admission to our nursery that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided, will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until the end of the 2015-2016 school year. The school will contact you in writing if your child gains a place in the school by this method. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact the school if you wish for your child’s name to be removed from the list.

All Saints’ Nursery Unit 26 full-time places St Colman’s Primary School 8.45am – 1.35pm Annaclone A mid-day meal is available BANBRIDGE for all pupils BT32 5LS

Telephone: (028) 4067 1363 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.stcolmansandallsaints.co.uk

Principal: Mr K Donaghy, BSc (Hons), PGCE, M Ed Chairman of Board of Governors: Mr J Higgins Boys/Girls Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

The Board of Governors draws up and approves the admissions criteria and then delegates the admissions process to a Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors or to the Principal who reports to the Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors. They will apply the following criteria to identify which children should be admitted either at initial admission to education, or on transfer from another nursery.

In selecting children for admission, children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission to the school, will be selected for admission to the school before any child not so resident.

If the Nursery’s admission number has not been reached the school will admit all children of the appropriate age who parents wish them to attend the Nursery.

Please Note: *When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that ALL information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school’s admission criteria is stated on the application form or securely attached to it*

Should the nursery be oversubscribed the School will use the following criteria:-

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive)who reside in the Parishes of Annaclone (as detailed on the Parish Boundary Map) or All Saints Ballela or The Corbet or for whom All Saints’ Nursery Unit (at St Colman’s Primary School) is the closest Nursery and who have listed All Saints’ Nursery Unit as their first preference.

2. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) who do not reside in the Parishes of Annaclone (as detailed on the Parish Boundary Map) or All Saints Ballela or The Corbet or for whom All Saints’ Nursery Unit (at St Colman’s Primary School) is not the closest Nursery and who have listed All Saints’ Nursery Unit as their first preference.

PLEASE NOTE: a child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of:

 Income support  Income based job seekers Allowance

 Or where an award of Income support has been ‘converted’ into Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same. If this is the case the parent will be treated as being in the ‘socially disadvantaged’ category

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

3. Children with special educational needs, born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parishes of Annaclone or All Saints Ballela or The Corbet or for whom All Saints’ Nursery Unit (at St Colman’s Primary School) is the closest school.

“Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in his/her final pre- school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of the Board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.”

4. Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parishes of Annaclone or All Saints Ballela or The Corbet or for whom All Saints’ NU (at St Colman’s Primary School) is the closest school.

5. Children with special educational needs, born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) do not reside in the Parishes of Annaclone or All Saints Ballela or The Corbet or for whom All Saints’ NU (at St Colman’s Primary School) is not the closest school.

6. Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of more children satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of priority set down above, then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub- criteria in the stated order:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

1. Children who have listed All Saints’ Nursery Unit as their first preference.

2. Children with sibling(s)/half-sibling(s)/step or foster siblings presently enrolled in St Colman’s Primary School and/or at All Saints’ Nursery Unit.

3. Eldest or only child in the family.

4. Children of families with exceptional circumstances (social, emotional, physical, medical or security) that necessitate admission to St Colman’s Primary School.

(The Board of Governors have a duty to verify any claim under this criterion, therefore exceptional circumstances must be made in writing and must include written evidence e.g. from a GP, social worker etc and attached to the application form at the time of submission. The acceptance of the exceptional circumstances is at the discretion of the Board of Governors).

5. Children with sibling(s)/half-sibling(s)/step or foster siblings who were previously enrolled in St Colman’s Primary School and/or All Saints’ Nursery Unit.

6. Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by Southern Health and Social Care Trust.

7. Sons or daughters of permanent employees of the school or nursery unit, or who are members of the Board of Governors.

8. The remaining places will be allocated on the basis of age with priority being given to the oldest children. Where two or more children have the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis on alphabetical order of the surnames. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames.

WAITING LIST

If a parent/guardian wishes their child’s name to be held on a waiting list for the Nursery Unit, please inform the school. The above criteria will be applied to those on the waiting list at the time when a place becomes available.

CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR

In the event of there being places remaining after applying the criteria to all children in their final pre-school years, i.e. those born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (inclusive), those remaining places will be allocated to children in their penultimate pre-school year, i.e. those born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (inclusive). The places will be allocated according to chronological age, beginning with the oldest.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMISSION

Parents of new entrants must furnish the school Principal with the pupil’s birth certificate before a pupil may be enrolled in the Nursery.

Birth certificates will be photocopied and returned to parents.

During the Summer Term parents of children admitted to Nursery in the following September will be invited to the school to meet the teacher and Principal and to provide additional information.

The school’s Admission Policy is available upon request.

*Please note - home is the child’s permanent address and not a child minder’s/relatives address.

St Mary’s Primary School Nursery Unit 26 full-time places Reilly Park 9.00 am to 1.30 pm BANBRIDGE A mid-day meal is available for pupils BT32 3DJ

Telephone: (028) 4066 2572 Fax No: (028) 4062 6545 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stmarysbanbridge.com

Principal: Mr D O’Hagan Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to the Principal the responsibility for applying these criteria.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form.

Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:-

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) who reside in the *Parish of Seapatrick.

2. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

*A map is available to parents through contact with the Principal. It is this map which will be used to define the Parish of Seapatrick.

3. Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) resides in the Parish of Seapatrick.

“Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in his/her final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a Board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.”

4. Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Seapatrick.

5. Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

6. Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Seapatrick.

7. Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Seapatrick.

8. Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.

In the event of more children satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of priority set down above then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub- criteria:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) presently enrolled in St Mary’s Primary School (Primary 1 to Primary 7).

(ii) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) who were previously enrolled in St Mary’s Primary School (Primary 1 to Primary 7).

(iii) Children who have attended or are attending St Mary’s Playgroup.

(iv) Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the local Trust.

(v) Children who, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have special home circumstances, considered in the following order:

(a) a child who has one or both parents deceased; (b) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness - medical evidence required; (c) children who are twins (or other multiple births); or (d) a child from a family of three or more pre-school children.

(vi) Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school.

(vii) First child in the family.

(viii) Only child in the family.

In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criterion which can be applied then selection will be on the basis of chronological age, starting with the oldest. Where two children have the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of the child's surname, then the Christian name, if two children have the same surname.

It is important that parent(s)/guardian(s) when submitting the application form give all the relevant supporting information and written evidence that may be needed, including the child’s birth certificate. If a place is offered on the basis of incorrect or misleading information then the Board of Governors will withdraw the offer. All criteria will apply as at the closing date on the application form.

Please note

Child’s home refers to parents’ or legal guardians’ address only. Guardian is defined as having legal parental custody. A child-minder’s address or a relative’s address is not applicable and will be discounted.

PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS AND DAY NURSERIES

Child’s Play Day Nursery Session: 9.00 am – 12.30 pm 1 Rathfriland Road Banbridge BT32 3LH

Telephone: 028 4062 3874 Centre Leader: Ms J McCourt

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 22 children.

Child’s Play Day Nursery was allocated 10 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre- school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children already attending the nursery or who have siblings attending the nursery. b) First choice preference on the application form. c) Children who live within a 10 mile radius of the nursery measured using Google Maps. d) Second choice preference on the application form. e) Child of a staff member.

f) Children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in the order set out below:

K L A M C T P H W E J N Z B O S Q G R F Y U X V I D

Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d) or e) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place for their child should contact the pre-school directly.

Humpty Dumpty Pre-School Session: 9.00 am – 11.45 am Holy Trinity Parish Church Hall BANBRIDGE BT32 4AA

Telephone: 07709 746048 Centre Leader: Mrs G Berry NVQ III

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.

Humpty Dumpty Pre-School Playgroup was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who have listed Humpty Dumpty Pre-School as their first preference. b) Children who have listed Humpty Dumpty Pre-School as their second preference. c) Children who currently attend the playgroup. d) Children whose brother/sister attended the playgroup. e) Children of members of staff. f) Chronological order, oldest first. (i) In the case of two or more children sharing the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same 47

surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) d) or e) is applied.

Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup manager directly.

Jolly Jesters Nursery Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon 13 Castle Street DROMORE BT25 1AF

Telephone: 028 9269 3869 Centre Leader: Mrs Diane Wright BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 36 children.

Jolly Jesters Nursery was allocated 19 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children currently using and have been using the setting on a full time basis for two or more years (i.e. full day care children). b) Children currently using and have been using the setting on a part time basis 2-3 days or more for two or more years (i.e. full day care children). c) Children currently using and have been using the setting on a half day basis for two or more years (i.e. day care children, not pre-school hours). d) Children who have had a previous family member attending the setting (i.e. within the past 2 years). e) Chronological order, oldest first.

(i) In the case of two or more children sharing the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

Ladybird Lane Day Care Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm 55 Castlewellan Road BANBRIDGE BT32 4JF

Telephone: 028 4062 5701 Website: www.ladybirdlane.co.uk E-mail: [email protected] Centre Leader: Caroline Barton

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 28 children.

Ladybird Lane Day Care was allocated 12 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) First choice preference on application form. b) Children who are currently attending the setting on a full/part time basis and have been for at least two years. c) Children who are currently attending the setting on a full/part time basis for less than two years. d) Children of staff members. e) Chronological order, oldest first. (i) In the case of two or more children sharing the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same 51

surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

Laurencetown Pre-School Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon The Community Centre Drumnascamph Road Laurencetown CRAIGAVON BT63 6DU

Telephone: 07583 723266 Centre Leader: Mr Darrell McCaughey – BA (Hons), NVQ III

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.

Laurencetown Playgroup was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who attended the setting on or before 10 January 2015. b) Children living in the electoral ward of Laurencetown. c) Children who have listed Laurencetown Pre-School Playgroup as their first choice. d) Remaining places will be allocated in chronological order beginning with the oldest. If two or more children have the same date of birth, the final decision will be made on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion d) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b) or c) is applied.

Note

The Management Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form.

Leitrim Community Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 11.45 am 9 Backaderry Road Leitrim CASTLEWELLAN BT31 9SL

Telephone: 028 4065 0011 Centre Leader: Doreen Shahmohammadi BTec

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.

Leitrim Community Playgroup was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre- school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Management Committee to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents:

 a bank or building society statement which shows the address at which the child is resident;  a utility bill (for instance electricity, gas, Television Licence, telephone) which shows the address at which the child is resident;  a letter awarding Child Benefit to the child or another letter relating to this benefit;  the child’s Medical Card.

This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of the child.

Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has

been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

a) Child whose parent/guardian is either employed by the centre or is an active member of the Management Board.

b) The geographical location of the child’s home relative to the centre as measured by the shortest public route. If two or more children live the same distance from the setting, the final decision will be made on the basis of date of birth, the oldest child being preferred. In the case of two or more children sharing the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion b) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

Little Friends Pre-School Session: 9.00 am - 12.15 pm 67 Huntly Road BANBRIDGE BT32 3UA

Telephone: 028 4062 3438 Fax: 028 4062 0671 Website: www.littlefriendsnursery.co.uk E-mail: [email protected]

Centre Manager: Clare Waugh NVQ III Centre Leader: Nadene McEvoy – QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Childrens Care, Learning & Development.

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 54 children.

Little Friends Pre-School was allocated 38 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre- school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) First choice preference on application form. b) Children who are currently attending the setting on a full/part time basis and have been for at least two years/children who attend Little Friends Playgroup c) Children who have had a previous family member attending the setting (i.e. within the past 2/3 years).

d) Children of staff members. e) First child in family/only child. f) Children who are twins or other multiple births. g) Chronological order, oldest first. (i) In the case of two children sharing the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion g) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d), e) or f) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place in the pre-school/playgroup should contact the pre-school/playgroup leader directly.

Loughbrickland Pre-School Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon Aghaderg Road Loughbrickland BANBRIDGE BT32 4LA

Telephone: 07766 365240 Centre Leader: Ms S Honeyford NVQ III

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.

Loughbrickland Pre-School Playgroup was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Admissions Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre- school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who have had brothers/sisters attend the group. b) Children who have listed Loughbrickland Pre-School as their first preference. c) Chronological order, oldest first. Where two ore more children have the same date of birth final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of the child’s surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion c) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a) or b) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

Rainbow Pre-School Session: 9.00 am – 11.45 am Upper Church Street DROMORE BT25 1AA

Telephone: 07702 557240 Centre Leader: Mrs Ruth Corbett, Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children’s Care, Learning and Development.

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.

Rainbow Pre-School was allocated 19 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who attended the pre-school on or before 10 January 2015. b) Children who have listed Rainbow Pre-School as their first preference. c) Children with special educational or social needs as specified attached to the application form and supported by an appropriate professional. d) Children whose brother/sister, half-brother/half-sister previously attended Rainbow Pre-school (children fostered within such a family are included). e) Oldest child in a family. f) Children who are twins (or multiple births). 60

g) Remaining places will be allocated in chronological order beginning with the oldest.

Note 1 - Where two or more children have the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. Thereafter if two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename and thereafter subsequent forenames will be the deciding factor.

Note 2 - Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to any application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Management Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form.

Sub-criterion g) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d), e) or f) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place for their child should contact the pre-school directly.

Rathfriland Pre-School Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm 21 John Street Rathfriland NEWRY Co Down BT34 5QH

Telephone: 028 4063 1816 Centre Leader: Mrs Karen Annett HNC, BA (HONS) Early Childhood Studies

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.

Rathfriland Pre-School are requesting the allocation of 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2015/2016.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PRE-SCHOOL LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Management Committee draws up the admissions sub-criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Sub-Committee and Pre-School Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre- school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose parent/guardian is a staff member or is a member of the Management Committee with 75% attendance (this percentage is calculated for attendance over a calendar year). b) Children whose brother/sister attended the setting in a PEAGs place with full attendance over the school year (ie. September – June). It is the responsibility of the parent(s) to ensure that all relevant sibling names and attendance dates are included on the application form. c) Children who are the eldest child in the family.

d) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with YOUNGEST first until all remaining places have been filled. At this stage first preferences will take precedence over second preferences, second preferences will take precedence over third, etc.

In the case of two or more children sharing the same date of birth the final selection will be based on the initial letter of the surname (as entered on the Birth Certificate) in the order set out below:

N P J L M E Q F D W X A I H Y R B O Z U T C G K S V

This order was determined by a randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet carried out by the Management Committee.

Sub-criterion d) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), or c) is applied.

Note

The Committee delegate the responsibility of the administration of the admissions criteria to a designated panel.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places.

St Mary’s Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.50 pm St Mary’s Primary School Reilly Park BANBRIDGE BT32 3DJ

Telephone: (028) 4066 2572 Fax No: (028) 4062 6545 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stmarysbanbridge.com

Centre Leader: Tracey Monaghan

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.

St Mary’s Playgroup was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and has delegated to the Principal of St Mary’s Primary School the responsibility of the day-to-day administration of the admissions criteria.

The Playgroup Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form.

Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered.

The Committee has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:-

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) who reside in the Parish of Seapatrick.

2 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

*A map is available to parents through contact with the Principal. It is this map which will be used to define the Parish of Seapatrick.

3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) resides in the Parish of Seapatrick.

“Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in his/her final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.”

4 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Seapatrick.

5 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) presently enrolled in St Mary’s Primary School (Primary 1 to Primary 7).

(ii) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) who were previously enrolled in St Mary’s Primary School (Primary 1 to Primary 7).

(iii) Children who have attended or are attending St Mary’s Playgroup.

(iv) Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the local Trust.

(v) Children who, in the opinion of the Committee, have special home circumstances, considered in the following order:

(a) a child who has one or both parents deceased; (b) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness - medical evidence required; (c) children who are twins (or other multiple births); (d) a child from a family of three or more pre-school children.

(vi) Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school.

(vii) First child in the family.

(viii) Only child in the family.

In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criterion which can be applied then selection will be on the basis of chronological age, starting with the oldest. Where two children have the same date of birth final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of the child's surname, then the Christian name, if two children have the same surname.

It is important that parent(s)/guardian(s) when submitting the application form give all the relevant supporting information and written evidence that may be needed, including the child’s birth certificate. If a place is offered on the basis of incorrect or misleading information then the Committee will withdraw the offer. All criteria will apply as at the closing date on the application form.

Please note

Child’s home refers to parents’ or legal guardians’ address only. Guardian is defined as having legal parental custody.

A childminder’s address or a relative’s address is not applicable and will be discounted.

The Old Station Day Care Nursery Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm 92 Church Street DROMORE BT25 1AA

Telephone: 028 9269 8689 Centre Leader: Mrs C Wade BA (QTS) Physical Education

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.

The Old Station Day Care Nursery was allocated 19 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre- school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose parent/guardian is a staff member. b) Children who attend day care on a full time basis and choose the setting as 1st preference. c) Children who attend day care on a part time basis and choose the setting as a 1st preference. d) Children who attend a playgroup session and choose the setting as 1st preference. e) Children with special needs as specified attached to the application form and whose application is supported by an appropriate professional. f) Children whose brother/sister, half-brother/half-sister previously attended the nursery.

g) Children who are twins (or multiple births). h) Remaining places will be allocated in chronological order beginning with the oldest. In the case of two or more children sharing the same date of birth places will be allocated in alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion h) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d), e), f) or g) is applied.

Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Management reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee- paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN ARMAGH CITY & DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery Schools

Grove Nursery School, Armagh Railway Street Nursery School, Armagh Tandragee Nursery School

Maintained Nursery School

College Farm Nursery School, Armagh

Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Hardy Memorial Primary School, Richhill Orchard County Primary School, Portadown

Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

St John’s Primary School, Middletown St Mary’s Primary School, Granemore

Maintained Primary School with an Irish Medium Nursery Unit

CBS Naiscoil

Grant Maintained Integrated Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Saints and Scholars Integrated Primary School, Armagh

Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries

Apple Blossom Playgroup, Eglish Button Moon Playgroup, Tandragee Clady Tiny Tots Playgroup, Mowhan Dara Playgroup, Armagh Earlybird Playgroup, Armagh Keady Community Playgroup Little Acorns Playgroup, Derrynoose Little Villagers Playgroup, Glenanne Loughgall Playgroup O’Fiaich Playgroup, Armagh Orchard Playgroup, Ballyhegan Poyntzpass Community Playgroup Rainbow Stop Playgroup, Markethill Scotwell House Playgroup, Armagh St Peter’s Playgroup, Collegelands Tiny Tots Corner Playgroup, Killylea

Irish-Medium Pre-School Playgroups

Naíscoil Páirce Glaise, Armagh

PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN COOKSTOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery School

Cookstown Nursery School

Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Moneymore Primary School Orritor Primary School, Cookstown

Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Holy Trinity Primary School, Cookstown St Peter’s Primary School, Moortown

Grant Maintained Integrated Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Phoenix Integrated Primary School

Other Maintained Primary School with an Irish Medium Nursery Unit

Naíscoil Eoghain, Cookstown

Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries

Ballinderry Bridge Playgroup, Cookstown Beacon Playgroup, Cookstown Bosco Playgroup, Cookstown Discovering Kids, Moneymore Jack and Jill Pre-School, Cookstown Lissan Cross Community Playgroup, Cookstown Little Acorns Playgroup, Coagh Pomeroy Pre-School Playgroup Tiny Tots Pre-School Education Centre, Cookstown Tiny Tots Cross Community Playgroup, Stewartstown Twinkle Playgroup, Ardboe

PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery Schools

Edenderry Nursery School, Portadown Harrison Nursery School, Lurgan Millington Nursery School, Portadown

Maintained Nursery Schools

Drumnamoe Nursery School, Lurgan St John the Baptist Nursery School, Portadown

Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Ballyoran Primary School, Portadown Bocombra Primary School, Portadown Carrick Primary School, Lurgan Dickson Primary School, Lurgan Donacloney Primary School Drumgor Primary School, Craigavon Hart Memorial Primary School, Portadown King’s Park Primary School, Lurgan Lurgan Model Primary School Maralin Village Primary School Tullygally Primary School, Craigavon Waringstown Primary School

Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

St Anthony’s Primary School, Craigavon St Brendan’s Primary School, Craigavon St Francis Primary School, Lurgan St Patrick’s Primary School, Aghacommon

Other Maintained Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Seagoe Primary School, Portadown

Grant Maintained Integrated Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Portadown Integrated Primary School

Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries

Aghagallon Pre-School, Lurgan Derrytrasna Playgroup Little Acorns Playgroup, Derrymore Little Oaks Pre-School, Portadown Loughshore Playgroup, Maghery Peatlands Playgroup, Portadown Richmount Playgroup, Scotch Street Trinity Park Pre-School Nursery, Dollingstown

Irish-Medium Pre-School Playgroups

Naíscoil Chois Locha, Lurgan Naíscoil na Banna, Portadown

PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN DUNGANNON & SOUTH TYRONE BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery Schools

Dungannon Nursery School Fivemiletown Nursery School

Maintained Nursery School

Little Flower Nursery School, Coalisland

Controlled Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Bush Primary School, Dungannon Howard Primary School, Moygashel

Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Primate Dixon Primary School, Coalisland St Patrick’s Primary School, Dungannon (Drumshee Nursery)

Grant Maintained Integrated Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Windmill Integrated Primary School, Dungannon

Other Maintained Primary School with an Irish Medium Nursery Unit

Naíscoil Uí Néill, Coalisland

Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries

Aughnacloy Playgroup Ltd Ballygawley Early Years Ltd Benburb Playgroup Brockagh Playgroup, Coalisland Caledon Playgroup Clogher Valley Playgroup Forever Friends Cross-Community Playgroup, Coalisland Happy Days Playgroup, Coalisland Kiddiwinkles Pre-School, Dungannon Kids R Us Playgroup, Fivemiletown Killyman Community Playgroup, Dungannon Little Acorns Playgroup, Laghey Lollipop Playgroup, Donaghmore Moy Area Playgroup Newmills Playgroup, Dungannon Paddington Playgroup, Galbally Panda Cross Community Playgroup, Dungannon Rainbow Playgroup, Eglish Washingford Playgroup, Dungannon Woodland Adventure Playgroup, Augher

Irish-Medium Pre-School Playgroups

Naíscoil Aodha Rua, Dungannon

PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN NEWRY & MOURNE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery Schools

Ashgrove Nursery School, Newry Kilkeel Nursery School

Maintained Nursery Schools

Seaview Nursery School, Warrenpoint St Malachy’s Nursery School, Carnagat

Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Annalong Primary School Bessbrook Primary School

Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Cloughoge Primary School, Newry St Clare’s Abbey Primary School, Newry St Joseph’s Convent Primary School, Newry St Joseph’s Primary School, Bessbrook St Malachy’s Primary School, Carrickcroppan (Camlough) St Mary’s Primary School, Mullaghbawn St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen St Patrick’s Primary School, Cullyhanna St Patrick’s Primary School, Mayobridge St Patrick’s Primary School, Newry St Peter’s Primary School, Cloughreagh

Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries

Atticall Playgroup, Kilkeel Busy Bees Playgroup, Burren, Warrenpoint Carrick Pre-School, Warrenpoint Clonduff Playgroup, Hilltown Daisy Chain Day Care, Crossmaglen Dominican @ Orana Playgroup, Newry Dunnaman Playgroup, Kilkeel Forkhill Playgroup Giggles Day Care Nursery, Newry Glenn and Barr Playgroup, Jerrettspass Happy Days Playgroup, Newry Happy Faces Day Care Nursery, Crossmaglen Jolly Tots Playgroup, Mayobridge Kidzone Playgroup, Bessbrook Kilkeel Playgroup Killean Playgroup Kingdom Playgroup, Kilkeel Little Folk Playgroup, Rostrevor Little People Pre-School Centre, Newtownhamilton Lower Mourne Pre-School, Annalong Meigh Community Playgroup, Meigh, Killeavy Rascal’s ‘n’ Ruffians, Ballyholland Strawberry Tree Playgroup, Saval Windmill Playgroup, Newry

PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN NEWRY & MOURNE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA (continued)

Irish-Medium Pre-School Playgroups

Naíscoil an Chreagáin, Silverbridge Naíscoil an Iuir, Newry Naíscoil Chamlocha, Camlough Naíscoil na mBeann, Kilkeel Naíscoil Shliabh gCuilinn, Jonesborough

ŠIAURĖS AIRIJOS ŠVIETIMO IR BIBLIOTEKŲ VALDYBA*

PRIĖMIMO Į PRIEŠMOKYKLINES UGDYMO ĮSTAIGAS TVARKA

Vaikams, gimusiems tarp 2011 m. liepos 2 d. ir 2012 m. liepos 1 d., galima gauti apmokėtas vietas visuose mokykliniuose darželiuose ir mokyklos patalpose įsikūrusiuose darželiuose bei kai kuriose savanoriškose/privačiose žaidimų grupėse ir darželiuose. Duomenys apie centrus, priimančius vaikus į apmokėtas vietas, pateikiami Švietimo ir bibliotekų valdybos paruoštuose informaciniuose lankstinukuose.

Patariame patiems susisiekti su tų mokyklų ar centrų, į kuriuos norėtumėte gauti vietą, direktoriais. Gausite informacinį lankstinuką ir paraiškos formą.

Paraiškos formą dėl apmokėtos ikimokyklinio ugdymo vietos galite pateikti vėliausiai iki: 2015 m. sausio 14 d., penktadienio 12 val. dienos

Atminkite Kiekvienam vaikui, 2015 m. rugsėjo mėn. siekiančiam vietos ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigoje, PRIVALOTE pildyti tik vieną paraiškos formą. Visi jūsų pasirinkimai turi būti eilės tvarka išvardinti šioje formoje.

Jei reikalinga papildoma informacija ar iškyla sunkumų, tėvai turėtų susisiekti su vietine Švietimo ir bibliotekų valdyba.

* Planuojama, kad penki ELBs bus pakeistas su vienu subjektu, kuris prisiima atsakomybę ELBs, nes jie šiuo metu egzistuoja. (Švietimo ir bibliotekų valdybos Šiaurės Airijos) Lithuanian

RADY DS. EDUKACJI I BIBLIOTEK - IRLANDIA PÓŁNOCNA*

PRZYJĘCIE DO PRZEDSZKOLA

Miejsca dofinansowane są dostępne we wszystkich przedszkolach i oddziałach przedszkolnych przy szkołach podstawowych oraz w niektórych prywatnych i prowadzonych przez wolontariuszy grupach zabawowo-edukacyjnych oraz przedszkolach, dla dzieci urodzonych pomiędzy 2 lipca 2011r. a 1 lipca 2012r. Szczegółowe informacje na temat placówek, które zapewniają miejsca dofinansowane są zawarte w broszurach informacyjnych przygotowanych przez Rady ds. Edukacji i Bibliotek.

Należy skontaktować się z dyrektorami szkół lub kierownikami placówek, w których chce się otrzymać miejsce dla dziecka. Otrzymają Państwo od nich broszurę informacyjną oraz formularz zgłoszeniowy.

Ostateczny termin składania zgłoszenia o dofinansowane miejsce w przedszkolu to: Piątek 14 stycznia 2015r. (12 w południe)

Proszę pamiętać Dla każdego dziecka, dla którego szuka się miejsca w przedszkolu od września 2015r. TRZEBA złożyć tylko jeden oficjalny formularz zgłoszeniowy. Na tym formularzu należy wymienić preferowane placówki w odpowiedniej kolejności.

Jeśli chcieliby Państwo otrzymać dodatkowe informacje, lub mają jakieś problemy, należy się skontaktować ze swoją lokalną Radą ds. Edukacji i Bibliotek.

* Planuje się, że pięć ELBs zostaną zastąpione jednym podmiocie, który będzie pełnił obowiązki ELBs jako że obecnie istnieje. (Edukacja i Bibliotek z Irlandii Północnej) Polish

CONSELHO DE EDUCAÇÃO E BIBLIOTECAS DA IRLANDA DO NORTE*

INGRESSO NA ESDUCAÇÃO PRIMÁRIA

Vagas financiadas estão disponíveis em todos os infantários e unidades de infantários dentro das escolas primárias e em alguns grupos de recreação voluntários/privados e creches durante o dia para crianças nascidas entre 2 de julho de 2011 e 1 de julho de 2012. Detalhes dos centros que providenciam vagas financiadas estão contidas nos folhetos de informações preparados pelo Conselho de Educação e Bibliotecas (Education and Library Boards).

Você deve contactar os diretores das escolas ou líderes dos centros que você estiver interessado em obter vagas. Então darão à você um folheto com informações e um formulário.

A data final para entregar o formulário para uma vaga financiada na pré-escola é: Sexta-feira 14 Janeiro de 2015 (12:00 meio-dia)

Lembre-se Somente um formulário official DEVE ser submetido por cada criança a procura de uma vaga na pré-escola em Setembro de 2015. Todas as preferências devem ser listadas por ordem neste formulário. Se forem necessárias mais informações ou houver qualquer dificuldade, os pais devem contactar o Conselho de Educação e Bibliotecas local

* Prevê-se que os cinco ELBs serão substituídos por um único órgão que irá assumir as responsabilidades dos ELBs tal como existem actualmente. (Educação e Bibliotecas da Irlanda do Norte) Portuguese

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