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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
BELB
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BELFAST
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NEELB
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BALLYMENA
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SEELB
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SELB
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ARMAGH
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WELB
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OMAGH
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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)
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ARMAGH CITY & DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA
CONTENTS
PAGE NO.
List of Pre-School Settings in Armagh City and District Council Area
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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
18-26
Admissions policy - Maintained Nursery School
27-28
Admissions policies – Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit
29-32
Admissions policies – Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit
33-36
Admissions policy – Maintained Primary School with an Irish Medium Nursery Unit
37-38
Admissions policy – Grant Maintained Integrated Primary School with a Nursery Unit
39-41
Admissions policies – Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries
42-76
List of Pre-School Settings in other Council Areas within the SELB
77-82
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 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
Naiscoil Pairce Glaise, Armagh
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.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THIS BOOKLET
Admissions
Criteria
The criteria drawn up by the Board of Governors of each school/management
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
Appeal Tribunal
A tribunal set up by the Education and Library Board, but independent of it,
which hears appeals lodged by parents/guardians against the decisions of
Boards of Governors.
Integrated
School
These schools seek to add value to the education process by inviting
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
School
A school or unit within a school where teaching and learning takes place
through the Irish language.
Nursery Unit
An approved unit providing formal nursery education, managed as part of a
primary school.
Pre-school
Provider/Setting
Funded pre-school places are available from a range of providers in a variety
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
Disadvantaged
Circumstances
For the purposes of enrolment in pre-school this 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.
Statutory
Criteria
Criteria which the law states that schools must apply before applying their
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.
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PROCEDURE FOR ENROLMENT AND FURTHER INFORMATION
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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2
3
Provider A
Provider B
Provider A
full-time place
full-time place
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, IncomeBased 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
(c) When would my application be considered late?
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).
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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
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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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(c) How do I appeal?
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 preschool 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.
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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
(not later than 12 noon)
Closing date for receipt of parents’/guardians’ application
forms to first preference providers.
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
(not later than 4 pm)
Final date for receipt and consideration of new
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
(not later than 4pm)
Final date for notice of intention to appeal against
*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.)
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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
(not later than 4 pm)
Date by which additional preferences for unplaced target
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
(not later than 4 pm)
Final date for receipt and consideration of new
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
(not later than 4pm)
Final date for notice of intention to appeal against
*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).
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FOR PRE-SCHOOL USE
Received by 1st preference provider
EDUCATION AND LIBRARY BOARDS OF NI
Date
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL
EDUCATION IN THE 2015/16 SCHOOL YEAR
Time
Initials
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
for preference which relate to Admissions Criteria
(continue on a separate sheet if necessary)
SESSION (see above)
(FT or PT)
please tick 
FT
1st ______________________________________________
OR
PT
Reasons for preference: _________________________________________________________________
FT
2nd _____________________________________________
OR
PT
Reasons for preference: _________________________________________________________________
FT
3rd _____________________________________________
OR
PT
Reasons for preference: _________________________________________________________________
FT
4th _____________________________________________
OR
PT
Reasons for preference: _________________________________________________________________
FT
5th _____________________________________________
OR
PT
Reasons for preference: _________________________________________________________________
FT
6th _____________________________________________
OR
PT
Reasons for preference: _________________________________________________________________
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For Board Use
Selected
Not
Selected
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.
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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
Belfast Education & Library Board
40 Academy Street
BELFAST
BT1 2NQ
Tel; 028 90564080
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.belb.org.uk
Mrs Maxine Harris
North Eastern Education & Library Board
County Hall
182 Galgorm Road
BALLYMENA
BT42 1HN
Tel: 028 25662306
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.neelb.org.uk
Mrs Mairead Maguire
Southern Education & Library Board
3 Charlemont Place
ARMAGH
BT61 9AZ
Tel: 028 37512200
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.selb.org
Mrs Florence McCaw
South-Eastern Education & Library Board
Grahamsbridge Road
Dundonald
BELFAST
BT16 2HS
Tel: 028 90566200
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.seelb.org.uk
Mrs Liane Armstrong
Western Education & Library Board
Campsie House
1 Hospital Road
OMAGH
BT79 0AW
Tel: 028 82411571
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.welbni.org
Department of Education
School Access Team
Rathgael House
Balloo Road
BANGOR
BT19 7PR
Tel: 028 91279326
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.deni.gov.uk
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NURSERY SCHOOLS AND
PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH
NURSERY UNITS
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Grove Nursery School
Ballinahone Avenue
Armagh
BT60 1EE
52 full-time places
8.45 am to 1.30 pm
A mid-day meal is available
Telephone: (028) 3752 4644
Principal: Mrs J A Thompson B.Ed 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 draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions SubCommittee, 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 the event of there being more applications than places available the Admissions Committee of
the Board of Governors will apply the admissions criteria in the order indicated below to identify
which children are to 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.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
1
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011
and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Grove Nursery School is the nearest
controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit to their home.
2
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011
and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Grove Nursery School is not the
controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit nearest to their home.
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 & 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
Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011
and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Grove Nursery School is the nearest
controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit to their home.
4
Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011
and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Grove Nursery School is not the
nearest controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit to their home.
In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria the Admissions Committee
of the Board of Governors will apply the following sub-criteria in the order indicated:-
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ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
(i)
Children for whom The Grove Nursery School is their first choice;
(ii)
Children of permanent members of staff and members of the Board of Governors of The
Grove Nursery School;
(iii)
Brothers and sisters/half-brothers/half-sisters of children who have previously attended or
are attending The Grove Nursery School at the time of application. (Please state the name
and year of attendance).
Distance to the child’s home and to other controlled nursery schools/controlled nursery units will be
measured by the use of Google Maps.
“Home” is the child’s permanent place of residence.
relative’s address.
It is not the child minder’s or a
In the event of two or more children living the same distance from the school, children will be
admitted in alphabetical order of their surname, as it appears on the birth certificate. If two
surnames are the same, the alphabetical order of the forename will be the deciding factor and if
required thereafter subsequent forenames.
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.
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. An example of such
information includes whether the child has a sibling presently or previously enrolled. Please state
the name and year of attendance.
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 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 a child.
WAITING LIST
The school’s policy on the consideration of applications after the admissions procedure concludes
on Friday 29 May 2015 is detailed below:
Should a vacancy arise after placement letters have been issued by the school at Stage 2 of preschool enrolment procedure, parents of children who have not received a place in the Grove
Nursery School or any other setting may contact the school to have their child’s name placed on a
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waiting list. Any children who had originally applied to the Grove Nursery School but were not
placed will remain on the waiting list unless the school is notified in writing by the parent/guardian.
This also applies to children in their penultimate pre-school year.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR CHILDREN WITH 2 YEARS NURSERY EDUCATION
5
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2012
and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Grove Nursery School is the nearest
controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit to their home.
6
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2012
and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Grove Nursery School is not the
controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit nearest to their home.
7
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 for whom Grove Nursery School is the
controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit nearest to their home.
8
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 for whom Grove Nursery School is not
the controlled nursery school/controlled nursery unit nearest to their home.
In the event of oversubscription occurring when criteria 5 to 8 are applied, those to be admitted will
be determined in accordance with the distance from the child’s home, measured using Google
Maps.
In the event of two or more children living the same distance from the school, children will be
admitted in alphabetical order of their surname, as it appears on the birth certificate. If two
surnames are the same, the alphabetical order of the forename will be the deciding factor and if
required thereafter subsequent forenames.
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Railway Street Nursery School
Railway Street
Armagh
BT61 7HP
26 full-time places
9.00 am to 1.30 pm
A mid-day meal is available
for pupils
Telephone: (028) 3752 3472
Principal: Mrs A T Clerkin, BA (Hons) Prim Ed. MSc Ed Man
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 SubCommittee, 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 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
either at the beginning of or later in the school year.
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.
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.
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 Railway Street Nursery School’s criteria is stated on the application form or
attached to it.
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.
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ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
1
Children who are socially disadvantaged who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Railway Street Nursery School is the controlled
nursery school nearest to their home.
2
Children who are socially disadvantaged who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Railway Street Nursery School is not the controlled
nursery school nearest to their 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.
“Home” is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child minder’s or a relative’s
address.
For the purpose of identifying the nearest controlled nursery school to the child’s home,
Grove Nursery School will be disregarded. Distance to the child’s home and to other
controlled nursery schools will be measured in a straight line on an Ordnance Survey Map.
3
Children who are not socially disadvantaged who were born between 2 July 2011 and
1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Railway Street Nursery School is the
controlled nursery school nearest to their home.
4
Children who are not socially disadvantaged who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Railway Street Nursery School is not the controlled
nursery school nearest to their home.
In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria (1-4), 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 named Railway Street Nursery School as first preference.
(ii)
Children of permanent members of staff.
(iii)
Children whose brothers/sisters/half-brothers/half-sisters previously attended Railway Street
Nursery School. Please state year attended and names of siblings.
(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:
SLDTJAOKNRUXWEFZYPVIQBCMHG
This order was determined by a randomised selection and is subject to change on a yearly basis.
In the event of surnames, as given on the Birth Certificate, beginning with the same initial letter the
subsequent letters of the surname will be used in order above. In the event of two identical
surnames the random selection order will be used on the first forename (as given on the Birth
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Certificate). In the event of two identical forenames, the above criteria will be applied to any other
given forenames.
CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR
In the event of 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.
Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final
selection will be according to the order of letter of the alphabet in the random selection above. In
the event of two identical surnames the random selection order will be used on the first forename
(as given on the birth certificate). In the event of two identical forenames, the above criteria will be
applied to any other given forenames.
Note 1
Should a vacancy arise after Friday 29 May 2015, all applications for admission to Railway
Street Nursery School that applied within the correct timescale of the 2015/16 open
enrolment timetable and were initially refused will be placed on a waiting list based on the
application of the nursery school’s published criteria. This waiting list will be in place until
Friday 26 June 2015.
Railway Street Nursery 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.
Note 2
It is expected that all children should be toilet-trained. If parent’s feel there will be difficulties
with this, they should contact the Principal.
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Tandragee Nursery School
Madden Road
Tandragee
CRAIGAVON
BT62 2BG
26 full-time places
8.45 am to 1.30 pm
A mid-day meal is available for pupils
in full-time attendance.
26 part-time morning places
8.45 am to 11.15 am
26 part-time afternoon places
12.15 pm to 2.45 pm
Telephone: (028) 3884 2127
Principal: Mrs A Forde (BEd)
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 SubCommittee, 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 the event of there being more applications than places available the Admissions Committee of the
Board of Governors will apply the admissions 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. The Board of Governors will however take account of the preference expressed by
parents as to a full-time place or a part-time place.
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 also be given to
all children in their pre-school year including, where appropriate, late applications from this age
group, over children in their penultimate pre-school year.
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.
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 pre-school
to offer a place.
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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 Tandragee 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 Tandragee 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.
“Home” is the child’s permanent place of residence at time of application. It is not the childminder’s or a relative’s address.
3
Child not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who was born between 2 July 2011 and
1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Tandragee Nursery School is the nearest
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 Tandragee Nursery School is not the
controlled nursery school nearest to the child’s home.
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 named Tandragee Nursery School as first preference.
(ii)
Child of a permanent member of staff or member of Tandragee Nursery School Board of
Governors.
(iii)
Child who attended Tandragee Nursery School in their penultimate year.
(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:
CHKMRTAEFBZNXOVPILQWYUGDSJ
(In the case of a double barreled surname the first surname will be used)
This order was determined by a randomised selection and is subject to change on a yearly
basis.
In the event of surnames, as given on the Birth Certificate, beginning with the same initial
letter, the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in the order above. In the event of
two identical surnames the random selection order will be used on the first forename (as
given on the Birth Certificate). In the event of two identical forenames the above criteria will
be applied to any other given forenames.
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CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR
In the event of 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.
Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final
selection will be according to the order of letters of the alphabet in the random selection above. In
the event of two identical surnames the random selection order will be used on the first forename
(as given on the birth certificate). In the event of two identical forenames the above criteria will be
applied to any other given forenames.
WAITING LIST
Should a vacancy arise after placement letters have been issued by the school at Stage 2 of preschool enrolment procedures, parents of children who have not received a place in Tandragee
Nursery School or any other setting may contact the school to have their child’s name placed on a
waiting list.
Any children who had originally applied to Tandragee Nursery School but were not placed will
remain on the waiting list unless the school is notified in writing by the parent/guardian. This also
applies to children in their penultimate pre-school year.
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College Farm Nursery School
Lower Desert Lane
Armagh
BT61 8AN
52 full-time places
8.45 am to 1.30 pm
A mid-day meal is available for all
pupils
Telephone: (028) 3751 8276
Principal: Mrs B Murphy, BSc, PGCE, DASE, MEd
Boys/Girls Ages 2-4
ADMISSIONS POLICY
College Farm Nursery School was built with the help of finance from European Funding and opened
on 4 January 1999.
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 a Selection Committee,
which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. The admissions criteria
will be applied by a Selection Committee consisting of the Principal and three Governors, subject to
the final approval of the Board of Governors. 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 parent(s)/guardian(s) have any difficulty in completing the form they should consult the
Principal.
The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of there being more applications than
places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the
available places. 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.
This policy has been approved by the Board of Governors.
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;
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.
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 pre-school
to offer a place.
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ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
1
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 who reside in the *City of Armagh.
2
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012.
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
Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in
the *City of Armagh.
4
Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.
5
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in
the *City of Armagh.
6
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.
*A map showing the boundaries of the City of Armagh is available in the school.
In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied, then selection for the
remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
(i)
Children who selected College Farm as their first preference.
(ii)
Children whose parent/guardian is currently a permanent employee in the school.
(iii)
Children who in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have special home circumstances,
considered in the order set down:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
other child/parent with a serious long-term illness – medical evidence required;
a child who has one or both parent deceased;
a child from a family of 3 or more pre-school children;
children who are twins (or other multiple births).
(iv)
Children whose brothers/sisters/half-brothers/half-sisters previously attended the school.
(v)
Other children.
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 a rank order of age (oldest first).
It is important that parents/guardians 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 may withdraw the offer. All criteria will apply as at the closing date on the application
form.
It is expected that all children should be toilet trained. If parents feel there will be difficulties with this
they should contact the Principal.
APPLICATIONS AFTER 1 SEPTEMBER 2015
The same criteria will be used for admissions.
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Hardy Memorial Primary School Nursery Unit
22 New Line
Richhill
BT61 9QR
26 morning places
8.45 am to 11.15 am
26 afternoon places
12.20 pm to 2.50 pm
Telephone No: (028) 3887 1786
Fax No: (028) 3887 0673
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hardymemorial.co.uk
Principal: Mr T D Woods, MEd, DASE
Ages 2 to 4
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
1
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Hardy Memorial Primary School is the nearest
setting providing nursery education.
2
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Hardy Memorial Primary School is not the nearest
setting providing nursery education.
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
Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and
1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Hardy Memorial Primary School is the
nearest setting providing nursery education.
4
Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1
July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Hardy Memorial Primary School is not the
nearest setting providing nursery education.
5
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) and for whom
Hardy Memorial Primary School is the nearest setting providing nursery education.
6
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) and for whom
Hardy Memorial Primary School is not the nearest setting providing nursery education.
In the event of over-subscription in any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission
by applying the following sub-criteria in the stated order:
ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
(i)
Children with special educational needs.
(ii)
Children who have brothers or sisters in attendance at Hardy Memorial Primary School
during 2014/2015 school year.
(iii)
Children whose brothers or sisters previously attended the school.
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(iv)
Children of permanent employees of the school.
(v)
Children with exceptional circumstances (social, medical or other problems) that necessitate
admission to Hardy Memorial Primary School Nursery rather than any other primary school.
The circumstances should be personal to the child and must be supported by independent
and appropriate documentation, providing evidence of the circumstances being described as
being exceptional.
(vi)
Children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on
Birth Certificate) in order set out below:
HOENRLWBXYTVIQJAUFMDZKPCSG
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. In the event of two applicants
with the same forename and surname the application will be drawn at random.
Sub-criterion (vi) will also be used as a deciding factor should over-subscription occur within any
other sub-criterion.
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.
Applicants are advised that 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 on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form.
Note 1: Distance from the child’s home to main gates will be measured in a straight line on
an Ordnance Survey map.
Note 2: “Children with special educational needs,” means for these purposes, a child in their
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.
APPLICATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY UNIT
Application forms and further information will be available for collection in December 2014/January
2015. Closing date for receipt of parents’ applications will be 14 January 2015.
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Orchard County Primary School Nursery Unit
65 Blackisland Road
Annaghmore
Portadown
BT62 1NH
26 part-time places
9.00 am to 12.00 noon
Telephone No: (028) 3885 2696
Fax No: (028) 3885 2703
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.orchardcountyps.co.uk
Principal: Mr S J Blevins BA (Hons) PGCE
Ages 2 to 4
ADMISSIONS POLICY
The Board of Governors is conscious of its responsibility to meet the legal requirements placed
upon it by Articles 18 and 19 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, in relation to Nursery
Education.
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. The Principal, who has been delegated
authority to act on behalf of the Board of Governors in this matter, will apply the following criteria to
identify which children should be admitted either at initial admission to nursery education or at any
time after the beginning of the school year where the number of applications exceeds the number of
vacant part-time places for pre-school education for that school year.
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.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
1
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Orchard County Primary School is the nearest
setting providing nursery education.
2
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Orchard County Primary School is not the nearest
setting providing nursery education.
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
Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1
July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Orchard County Primary School is the nearest
setting providing nursery education.
4
Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1
July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Orchard County Primary School is not the
nearest setting providing nursery education.
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5
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) and for whom
Orchard County Primary School is the nearest setting providing nursery education.
6
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) and for whom
Orchard County Primary School is not the nearest setting providing nursery education.
In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission
by applying the following sub-criteria in the stated order:ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
(i)
Children who have brothers and/or sisters or half-brothers and/or half-sisters (including those
fostered or adopted) in attendance at Orchard County Primary School during 2014/2015
school year.
(ii)
Children for whom Orchard County Nursery Unit is stated as their first preference.
(iii)
Children whose brothers and/or sisters or half-brothers and/or sisters (including those
fostered or adopted) previously attended Orchard County Primary School.
(iv)
Children of permanent employees of the school.
(v)
The remaining places will be allocated on the basis of proximity to the school. (See note 1)
Sub-criterion (v) will also be used as a deciding factor should oversubscription occur within any
other sub-criterion.
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.
Applicants are advised that 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 on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form.
Note 1: The proximity of the child’s home to the school, priority being given to those living
nearest to the school as determined by distance from the home address to the school using
an Ordnance Survey measuring tool.
WAITING LIST POLICY
Should a vacancy arise after 29 May 2015, all applications for admission to Orchard County 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 29 June 2016.
The 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 the school if you wish for
your child’s name to be removed from the list.
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St John’s Primary School Nursery Unit
14 Rathtrillick Road
Middletown
Armagh
BT60 4HT
26 full-time places
9.00 am - 1.30 pm
A mid-day meal is available
for all pupils
Telephone No: (028) 3756 8462
Fax No: (028) 3756 9750
Principal: Mr G Mone
Nursery Teacher: Mrs K O’Callaghan
Ages 2 to 4
A purpose-built nursery unit opened in St John’s Primary School in January 2003.
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.
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 criteria is applied by a Selection
Committee consisting of the Principal and two Governors, subject to the final approval of the Board
of Governors. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Selection
Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions
criteria.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
The Board of Governors have 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. 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.
1
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 who reside in the parish of Middletown/Tynan.
2
Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1
July 2012.
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
Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 with brothers/sisters, half-brothers/halfsisters presently enrolled in St John’s Primary School.
4
Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent/guardian, grandparent,
brother or sister is presently a permanent member of staff of St John’s Primary School.
5
Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 from the Parish of Tynan and
Middletown who are the eldest in their family.
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6
Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 who are the eldest in their family.
7
Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.
8
Children for whom St John’s Nursery Unit was not their 1st preference.
9
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 from the parish of Tynan & Middletown.
10
Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 who are the eldest in their family.
In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last criterion which can be
applied, then selection will be on the basis of a rank order of age (oldest first).
Where 2 or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final
selection will be on the basis of the alphabetical order of surnames. It two or more children have the
same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter
subsequent forenames.
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 may withdraw the offer. All criteria will apply as at the closing date on the application
form.
If parent(s)/guardian(s) have any difficulty in completing the form they should consult the Principal.
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Cill Chluana Parish Nursery Unit
at St Mary’s Primary School
123 Granemore Road
Tassagh
Co Armagh
BT60 2NJ
Nursery Class
26 full-time places
9.15 am – 1.45 pm
Telephone (028) 3753 0557 (Nursery)
(028) 3753 8018 (School Office)
Principal: Mrs Brenda Casey (Acting)
Teacher: Mrs Jeanette Kelly
Ages 2-4
The Board of Governors has delegated to an Admissions Sub-Committee the task of selecting pupils
for admission. The Sub-Committee consists of the Chairman, the Principal and three other
Governors.
The DENI Education Order (1988) requires Nursery Schools to apply criteria to ensure that
pre-school education is targeted at the children with the greatest need i.e. children with a
parent who is receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
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 SubCommittee, 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.
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 Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than 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 born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012 who reside in the Parish of Cill Chluana.
2
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012.
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
Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose
parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Cill Chluana.
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Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in the 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 Cill Chluana.
5
Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.
6
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in
the Parish of Cill Chluana.
7
Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.
In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied, in the order of priority
set down, 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, Granemore; Foley Primary School or St Michael’s Primary School, Clady.
(ii)
Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the Southern Health and Social
Care Trust.
(iii)
Children who in the opinion of the Board of Governors have special home circumstances
considered in the following order:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
a child who has one or both parents deceased;
a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness – medical evidence required;
children who are twins or (other multiple births);
a child from a family of 3 or more pre-school children.
(iv)
Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are a permanent employee in the school.
(v)
First or 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 – older children being
considered first. Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other
multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of the 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.
It is expected that all children will be toilet trained. If parents feel there will be difficulties with this
requirement they must contact the Principal.
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CBS Naíscoil
Irish Medium Nursery Unit
Greenpark
Keady Road
ARMAGH
BT60 4AB
26 full-time places
Session: 9.00 am - 1.30 pm
A mid-day meal is available
for pupils
Telephone: 028 3752 4354
Principal:
Mr N Smyth P.G.C.E., B.Ed., Dip I Sc
Nursery Teacher: Mrs A Fay NVQ III, BA (Hons) Celtic Studies, PGCE
Ages 2-4 Boys and Girls
(Pupils taught through the medium of Irish in preparation for Rang 1)
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 SubCommittee, 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 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 either at the beginning of or later in the school year.
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 who were born between 2 July 2011
and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).
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.
2
Other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.
3
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 31 August 2012.
4
Children born between 1 September 2012 and 1 July 2013.
In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for
admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by Board of Governors:-
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ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
a)
Children who have a brother or sister attending (or who have attended) Bunscoil Ard
Mhacha.
b)
Children whose parents/guardians is/are currently permanent employees in the school.
c)
Children who have attended Naiscoil Pairce Glaise.
d)
Children who have a relative attending (or who have attended) Bunscoil Ard Mhacha.
e)
Children who have a brother or sister attending (or who have attended) Christian Brothers’
Primary School – Mainstream.
f)
Children who have any other relative attending (or who have attended) Christian Brothers’
Primary School – Mainstream.
g)
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:
DLFMKSQGAIPWBUETYONHVXRYCZJ
Sub-criterion g) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring
when sub-criterion a) is applied.
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Saints and Scholars Integrated Primary School
Nursery Unit
Killuney Park
Portadown Road
ARMAGH
BT61 9HG
26 full-time places
8.45 am to 1.30 pm
A mid-day meal is available for all
pupils.
Telephone No: (028) 3751 0113
Fax No: (028) 3752 2300
Email: [email protected]
Acting Principal: Mrs Julie Macartney BEd PQH
Ages 2-4
Boys and Girls
ADMISSIONS POLICY
Saints and Scholars is an integrated primary school for boys and girls, which aims to give equal
status to the two main cultures in Northern Ireland. It is Christian in character and aims to contribute
positively to reconciliation, increasing tolerance through mutual understanding within the context of
standards of excellence in all areas of school life.
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. The Board of Governors’ Enrolment
Committee, together with the Principal, will oversee all admissions procedures to Saints and
Scholars Integrated Primary School Nursery Unit. The Sub-Committee will report to the full Board of
Governors.
COMPLETION OF FORMS
It is a requirement that parents/guardians seeking admission for their child/children complete both
the Southern Education and Library Board’s application form and the school’s information form. The
Board of Governors will use the information on both forms to decide which children should be
admitted in the event of oversubscription. If no information is received the candidate will be put in
the ‘other’ category.
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. Parents should include such
information as, whether the child is the eldest child, has siblings who are present/past pupils of
Saints and Scholars Primary or Nursery School.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
An admissions committee of the Board of Governors will apply the following criteria to identify which
children will be admitted to the nursery class. This committee will divide the applications into the
three categories, i.e. Protestant, Catholic, Other. If any category is oversubscribed at this stage the
criteria listed below are applied. In any category, which is undersubscribed, all those applications
which fit into this category will be admitted. The remaining places will be distributed proportionately
amongst the remaining categories i.e. 40%, 40%, 20%. Any remaining place, which cannot be
distributed according to the percentages after the allocation, will be given to the category which has
the highest number of applicants at that stage. A detailed description of these three categories is
given on the back of the school’s application form.
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The admissions criteria determined by the Board of Governors are as follows and will be
applied in the order given below:
1
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July
2012.
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 apply for places for their child on this basis they should have their application
forms stamped by the Social Security Agency to confirm that they are in receipt of a
qualifying payment.
2
Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.
3
Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.
Where there is oversubscription within any one of the admissions criteria above, priority will
be given in the following order:ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
(i)
Children for whom Saints and Scholars Nursery School is their first choice.
(ii)
Children who have a brother/sister, (half-brother/sister, step-brother/sister, including those
fostered or adopted) in attendance at Saints and Scholars Integrated Primary School during
the 2014/15 school year.
(iii)
Children who have a brother/sister, (half-brothers/sisters, step-brothers/sisters, including
those fostered or adopted) in attendance at the nursery unit during the 2014/15 year and
have applied to P1 at Saints and Scholars Integrated Primary School as their first choice.
(iv)
Children of current permanent employees and School Governors.
(v)
Children whose brothers/sisters, (half-brothers/sisters, step-brothers/sister, including those
fostered or adopted) all completed their primary education at Saints and Scholars Integrated
Primary School.
(vi)
Children who are the eldest/only child in the family.
(vii)
Children who have a parent who is a past pupil of the school.
(viii)
Children with special circumstances (social, medical, security or other). The special
circumstances must be made known at the time of the application. The Governors reserve
the right to seek confirmation of the special circumstances from a statutory body.
(ix)
Children of past employees, School Governors or Northern Ireland Council for Integrated
Education members (past or present).
(x)
The remaining places will be allocated on the basis of the initial letter of surname (as entered
on Birth Certificate) in the order set out below:SNAKWDYTVFPCLBROQHMIUZXGJE
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This order was determined by a randomized selection of the letters of the alphabet (selection with a
clear audit trail). 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, and if necessary the subsequent
letters of the forenames. Mac and Mc surnames will be treated as surnames beginning with M.
Transport
Parents or Guardians are expected to leave children in to school and to collect them again.
Waiting List
Should a vacancy arise after 29 May 2015, all first choice applications for admission to the Saints
and Scholars Nursery that were initially refused will have the published criteria applied. Following
this all new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been
provided will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. The school will inform you in
writing if your child gains a place in school by this method. This waiting list will be in place until June
2016. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Parents should contact the school if
you wish your child’s name to be removed from the list.
Note
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.
*Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s
address.
*The Board of Governors have clearly defined ‘Eldest child’ and ‘Family’. These definitions
are available on request.
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PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS
AND DAY NURSERIES
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Apple Blossom Playgroup
57 Eglish Road
Portadown
Co. Armagh
BT62 1NL
Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm
Telephone:
028 3885 1743
Centre Leader: Mrs Louise Dynes – NVQ III, Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education
Email:
[email protected]
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 25 children.
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.
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).
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.
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
admissions using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
a) Children who attended Apple Blossom Playgroup in June 2015.
b) Children with Special Educational Needs and whose application is supported by an
appropriate professional.
c) Children whose brother/sister attended Apple Blossom Playgroup or St John’s Primary
School, Eglish or who have relatives employed in either Apple Blossom Playgroup or St
John’s Primary School, Eglish or have relatives serving as committee members of Apple
Blossom Playgroup where a relative is defined as parent, grandparent, uncle or aunt.
d) Children for whom Apple Blossom Playgroup is the nearest funded pre-school provider to
their home as measured on an Ordnance Survey Map.
e) Children who have listed Apple Blossom Playgroup as their first preference.
f)
Remaining places will be allocated in chronological order, oldest first. In the case of two or
more children sharing the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of
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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 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.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late applications may have to go on a waiting list.
Late applications may be accompanied by a letter of explanation.
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 Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may
determine necessary to support or verify information on any application form.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Button Moon Pre-School Playgroup
24 Madden Road
Tandragee
CRAIGAVON
BT62 2DG
Pre-School Class
9.00 am – 12.30 pm
Telephone:
028 3884 1110 Ext. 29
Centre Leader: Ms A Taylor-Bell NVQ III
Boys/Girls
Ages 3 and 4
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.
Button Moon 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 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.
In selecting children for admission, children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed
admission will be selected before those not so resident.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
1.
Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011
and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).
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.
2.
Other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).
In the event of more children satisfying the last criterion which can be applied, then selection for the
remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
(i)
Children who are already in the setting and are coming back for their pre-school year.
(ii)
Children who have selected Button Moon as their first preference.
(iii)
Children whose Parent/Carer is currently a permanent employee in Button Moon Pre-School
Playgroup.
(iv)
Children whose older brother/sister attended Button Moon Pre-School Playgroup.
(v)
Children who in the opinion of the Committee have special home circumstances considered
in the order set down:
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a)
b)
c)
other child/parent with a long-term illness - medical evidence required
a child who is referred by Social Services
children who are twins (or other multiple births)
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 a rank order of age (oldest first).
Where 2 or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births), final
selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of child’s name. Firstly, consideration will be
given to surname. Thereafter, if two children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the
first forename will be the deciding factor.
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Clady Tiny Tots Playgroup
88 Cladymore Road
Mowhan
ARMAGH
BT60 2EP
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
Session: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
028 3750 7450
Ms B Beagan NVQ III
BA Hons Early Childhood Studies
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.
Clady Tiny Tots Playgroup was allocated 21 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).
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.
2.
to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.
Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address.
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 attend or will be attending the playgroup prior to 10 January 2015.
b)
Children who have listed Clady Tiny Tots as their first preference.
c)
Children whose application is supported by Social Services and/or Health Visitor as specified
on the application form.
d)
Children of staff, paid or voluntary and active members (75% of attendance at meetings
during 2014) of the playgroup’s management committee.
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e)
Children whose brothers or sisters have previously attended the playgroup.
f)
Children living in a 4 mile radius of Clady Tiny Tots setting.
g)
Places will be allocated in chronological order (oldest first). If two or more children have the
same date of birth, the 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-criteria a) to e) is applied. For f), priority will be given on the basis of distance from the
child’s home to the playgroup (that is from door to door) by the shortest public transport route.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Dara Pre-school
17A Drumarg Villas
ARMAGH
BT60 4AL
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
Breakfast Club: 8.45 am – 9.30 am
Pre-School Session: 9.30 am – 12.45 pm
028 3752 6539
Miss A Hill Cache Diploma III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.
Dara 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 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).
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.
2.
to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).
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 Dara Playgroup as their first preference.
b)
Children who attend the playgroup or whose name is on the waiting list to attend the
playgroup before the end of December 2014.
c)
Children of staff, paid or voluntary and active members of the playgroup’s management
committee.
d)
Children whose brothers/sisters have previously attended the setting.
e)
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 surnames. If two or more children have the same
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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 feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Earlybird Pre-School
Jenny’s Row
ARMAGH
BT61 9AP
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
Session: Mon 8.45 am – 12.00 noon
Tues-Fri 8.45 am – 12.45 pm
028 3751 0839
Ms K Chambers NNEB
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 20 children.
Earlybird Pre-School Playgroup was allocated 17 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).
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.
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 were attending Earlybird Pre-School on or before 31 December 2014.
b)
Children whose relatives’/childminders’ children currently attend Earlybird Pre-School with
relative being defined as uncle or aunt.
c)
Children whose brother/sister previously attended Earlybird Pre-School.
d)
Children who have a family member with special needs which would render the family in
need of extra support.
e)
Children who live in Callanbridge electoral ward.
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f)
Children of staff.
g)
Chronological order, oldest first.
(i)
In the case of two or more 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 feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Keady Community Playgroup
The Den in the Glen
Glen Road
Keady
ARMAGH
BT60 3UA
Morning Session: 9.15 am – 12.00 noon
Afternoon Session: 1.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Telephone:
028 3753 9800
Centre Leader: Ms K Muldoon NVQ III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.
Keady Community Playgroup was allocated 34 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).
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.
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 named Keady Community Playgroup as their first preference.
b)
Children who have a family member with special needs which would render the family in
need of extra support and have their application supported by a relevant professional.
c)
Children whose brother or sister attended.
d)
Children of staff, paid or voluntary active members of the committee (with 75% attendance at
meetings).
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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 feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Little Acorns Playgroup
38 Fergort Road
Derrynoose
ARMAGH
BT60 3DN
Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Telephone:
028 3753 0509
Centre Leader (Acting): Kathleen Downey NVQ III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 23 children.
Little Acorns Playgroup was allocated 22 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 to an Admissions
Sub-Committee, which includes the Playgroup Leader, the responsibility for applying these criteria.
Any reference herein to the term The Management Committee includes any Sub-Committee
appointed by the Management Committee for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria.
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.
The Management Committee of Little Acorns Playgroup Derrynoose 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
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).
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.
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 Little Acorns Playgroup Derrynoose prior to pre-school year.
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b)
Children who are referred by Social Services or Health Visitor/Professional and as stated on
application form.
c)
Children of all staff members, voluntary members, members of the Management Committee
(75% attendance of the management meetings in 2013/2014).
d)
Children living in the catchment areas, i.e. Derrynoose, Drumhillery, Carnagh. This refers to
the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the childminder’s or a relative’s address.
e)
Children with brothers/sisters/half-brothers/half-sisters who are currently enrolled or
previously enrolled in Little Acorns Playgroup Derrynoose.
f)
The deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d)
or e) is applied shall be chronological order, oldest first. 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
forenames will be used.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Little Villagers Playgroup
Springhill Road
Glenanne
ARMAGH
BT60 2LF
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
Session: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
028 3750 7326
Mrs Donna Henning NVQ III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.
Little Villagers 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 PLAYGROUP
The Management Committee of Little Villagers Playgroup has delegated to an Admissions SubCommittee the task of selecting pupils for admission. The Sub-Committee consists of the
Chairperson, the Playgroup Leader and two other Committee Members.
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).
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.
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 with special needs as supported by a relevant professional.
b)
Children already attending Little Villagers Playgroup.
c)
Children who have named Little Villagers as their first preference.
d)
Children who have had other siblings previously attend.
e)
Children of staff, paid or voluntary and active members of the playgroup’s Management
Committee (75% of attendance at meetings).
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f)
Chronological order – oldest first.
(i) In the case of two or more children who have 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 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 feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Loughgall Playgroup
Ballygassey Road
Loughgall
Co Armagh
BT61 8HY
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
Session: Monday - Friday
9.00 am – 12 noon
07592 337850
Ms L Glass NVQ III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 20 children.
Loughgall Playgroup was allocated 15 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).
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.
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)
Places will be allocated to children with recognised special medical or social needs and
whose application is supported by a relevant professional.
b)
Children of members of the Staff or the Committee of the playgroup.
c)
Children living within a 1 mile radius of the playgroup.
d)
The remaining places will be allocated in order of date of birth from the oldest to the
youngest child. In the case of two or more children sharing the same birthday, 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.
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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.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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O’Fiaich Playgroup
96/97 Callanbridge Park
ARMAGH
BT60 4BT
Session: 9.30 am – 12.45 pm
Telephone:
028 3751 1192
Centre Leader: Mrs G Crozier-Gray NVQ III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 20 children.
O’Fiaich Playgroup was allocated 20 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 Centre Leader.
The Management Committee/Centre Leader of O’Fiaich Playgroup has determined in the event of
there being more applicants than places available we will select children based on our Admissions
Policy/Criteria.
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).
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.
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 are attending the playgroup.
b)
Children who are referred by Social Services or a Health Visitor.
c)
Children with brother/sister currently attending the playgroup.
d)
Children with brother/sister who previously attended the playgroup.
e)
Children not included in the above, living within a 1 mile radius of the playgroup’s premises.
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f)
Children not included in the above, living more than 1 mile from the playgroup’s premises.
g)
The deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c),
d), e) or f) is applied shall be chronological order, oldest first. 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.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Orchard Pre-School
14 Ballyhegan Road
Loughgall
ARMAGH
BT61 8PX
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
Session: Monday – Friday
9.00 am – 12.00 noon
028 38 891775
Miss B Cullen BA Hons, Cache Diploma
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.
The Orchard Pre-School was allocated 21 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.
The Orchard Pre-School is open to all children irrespective of sex, culture, religion or disability. Our
admissions policy has been drawn up to provide equal opportunities to all members of the
community who wish to avail of the provision offered by the Pre-School. Our premises are fully
accessible to the disabled. We value the interaction of children from different social and cultural
backgrounds and our aim is to foster understanding and respect for all.
Our admissions procedures reflect these policies of equal opportunities.
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).
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.
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 are currently attending the setting and are going into their pre-school year.
b)
Children whose siblings have attended the setting.
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c)
Children with medical or special needs whose application is supported by an appropriate
professional.
d)
To other children in chronological order (oldest first). In the case of two 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 d) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring
when sub-criterion a), b) or c) is applied.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the pre-school leader directly.
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Poyntzpass Community Playgroup
The Meeting Place
16-18 Church Street
Poyntzpass
NEWRY
BT35 6SW
Session: 8.50 am – 11.50 am
Telephone:
028 3831 8183
Centre Leader: Mrs C Simms BA (Hons)
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.
Poyntzpass Community 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).
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.
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 named Poyntzpass as their first preference on the application form.
b)
Children living in a 4 mile radius of Poyntzpass Community Playgroup.
address will be required (See over.)
c)
Children with special educational needs or social needs and whose application is supported
by an appropriate professional.
d)
Children of permanent members of staff or of Management Committee members who have
had an active role* in the Playgroup
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Verification of
e)
all other children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as
entered on their birth certificate) in the order set out below.
This order was determined by a randomised selection and is subject to change on a yearly
basis.
HDWFPXYUAJNZRVBMTOQELCSIKG
In the event of surnames, as given on the birth certificate, beginning with the same letter, the
subsequent letters of the surname will be used in order above. In the event of two identical
surnames, the random selection order will be used on the first forename (as given on the birth
certificate). In the event of two identical forenames, the above criteria will be applied to any other
given forenames in the order they appear on the birth certificate.
* Active role is defined as:


75% attendance at monthly meetings and service on one of the subcommittees for the
full academic year 2013/14
adherence to the constitution of the Playgroup and the management committee code of
conduct
NOTE
Home is the child’s permanent place of residence.
address.
It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s
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 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 will be
verified, copied and returned at the time of application. Applicants preferring not to put verifying
documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those preschools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative
verification arrangements.
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 pre-school
to offer a place.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Rainbow Stop Playgroup
Seaboughan Road
Markethill
ARMAGH
BT60 1SD
Telephone:
028 3755 1085
Centre Leader: Victoria Costello
Sessions: 9.30 am – 12.00 noon
1.00 pm – 3.30 pm
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.
Rainbow Stop Playgroup was allocated 46 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.
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 the pre-school 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
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).
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.
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 is employed by the playgroup or whose parent is or has been an
active member of the playgroup committee in the past 3 years. (Active members must have
75% attendance record at committee meetings.)
b)
Children who attended Rainbow Stop Playgroup on or before 10 January 2015.
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c)
Children with special medical or social needs whose application is supported by an
appropriate professional.
d)
Children whose brother/sister has attended Rainbow Stop Playgroup.
e)
Children who named Rainbow Stop Playgroup as their first preference on the application
form.
f)
Single child or eldest child in the family.
g)
Remaining places in chronological order (oldest first). In the case of two 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 feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
When considering which children should be selected the Management Committee 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 playgroups
admission criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. An example of such information
includes whether the child is the eldest child.
The playgroups policy on the consideration of applications after the admissions procedure
concludes on 29 May 2015 is detailed below:
Should a vacancy arise after 29 May 2015 all applications for admission to a pre-school place 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 30 June 2016.
The playgroup 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 playgroup if you wish
your child’s name to be removed from the list.
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Scotwell House Playgroup
Scotwell House
Umgola Road
ARMAGH
BT60 4DJ
Session: 9.30 am – 12.00 noon
Telephone:
028 3751 1917
Centre Leader: Ms M Keenan NVQ III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 52 children.
Scotwell House Playgroup was allocated 32 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).
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.
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 attended the setting for a year as from 1 January 2014.
b)
Children who have had brothers/sisters/cousins who have attended the setting prior to
January 2015.
c)
Children who have been identified as having special needs and whose application is
supported by an appropriate professional.
d)
Children of staff.
e)
Remaining places will be allocated on date of birth order with the oldest first. In the case of
two sharing the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of
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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 feepaying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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St Peter’s Playgroup
90 Collegelands Road
Charlemont
Moy
DUNGANNON
BT71 6SW
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
E-mail:
Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Doors open @ 8.45 am
028 8778 4078
Miss T Moore NVQ III, Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education.
[email protected]
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.
St Peter’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.
St Peter’s Playgroup will consider running a second session subject to demand and availability of
places. Times are subject to confirmation.
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).
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.
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 attend St Peter’s Playgroup by 19 January 2015.
b)
Children with Special Educational Needs and whose application is supported by an
appropriate professional.
c)
Children whose brother/sister attend St Peter’s Playgroup or St Peter’s Primary School or
who have relatives employed in either St Peter’s Playgroup or St Peter’s Primary School or
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have relatives serving as Committee Members of St Peter’s Playgroup where a relative is
defined as parent, grandparent, uncle or aunt.
d)
Children for whom St Peter’s Playgroup is the nearest funded pre-school provider to their
home as measured on Google Maps.
e)
Children who have listed St Peter’s Playgroup as their first preference.
f)
Remaining places will be allocated in chronological order, oldest first. 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 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.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late applications may have to go on a waiting list.
Late applications may be accompanied by a letter of explanation.
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 Committee reserves the right to require
such supplementary evidence as it may determine necessary to support or verify information on any
application form.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parent’s interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Tiny Tots Corner Playgroup
Esker Park
Killylea
ARMAGH
BT60 4LT
Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm
Telephone:
028 3756 9832
Centre Leader: Kathryn Little NVQ III
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.
Tiny Tots Corner Playgroup 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 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).
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.
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 sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA
a)
Children who attended the playgroup on or before 31 December 2014.
b)
Children of staff.
c)
Children whose brother/sister previously attended the playgroup.
d)
Children living within a 1 mile radius of the playgroup’s premises.
e)
Remaining places will be allocated in chronological order, oldest first. 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
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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 feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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Naíscoil Páirce Glaise
Irish Medium Playgroup
Greenpark
Keady Road
ARMAGH
BT60 4AB
Telephone:
Centre Leader:
Session: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
028 3752 4354
Mrs O M Manus B.Ed.
This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children.
Naíscoil Páirce Glaise was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for
2014/15. 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).
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.
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 were/are attending the playgroup.
b)
Children whose parents/guardians is/are currently permanent employees in Armagh CBS.
c)
Children whose brother or sister or other relative attended the playgroup.
d)
Children whose brother or sister are currently attending or attended CBS Primary
School/Bunscoil.
e)
Children whose relative is attending or attended CBS Primary School/Bunscoil.
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f)
Tie breaker alphabetical random order according to DENI 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:
CPNEMKTSLOGAIHFQVRWDZBUJYX
Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when
sub-criteria (a-e) is applied.
The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a feepaying place for your child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.
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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
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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
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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
Happy Tots PG, Portadown
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
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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
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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
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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
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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 préescola 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
BELB
40 Academy Street
BELFAST
BT1 2NQ
 (028) 9056 4080
NEELB
County Hall
182 Galgorm Road
BALLYMENA
BT42 1HN
 (028) 2566 2197
SEELB
Grahamsbridge Road
Dundonald
BELFAST
BT16 2HS
 (028) 9056 6568
SELB
3 Charlemont Place
The Mall
ARMAGH
BT61 9AX
 (028) 3741 0088/2309
WELB
1 Hospital Road
OMAGH
BT79 0AW
 (028) 8241 1458