How do I enrol my child?

Children can start pre-school once they have turned 18 months. We strongly advice registering your child as soon as possible to ensure you get a place. To register simply go to our Groups page to see if you need to register with Raindrops or Rainbows and complete the Application to Join form and return to us.

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The half term before your child’s start date we will contact you to arrange some settling in sessions, you can have 2 hours a week so can either do 1 x 2 hours session or 2 x 1 hour sessions until your child starts.  You will just drop your child and return to collect them.

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How much does it cost?

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Working families are entitled to 15 hours of free early years education the term after they turn 9 months.  For parents receiving some form of government financial support you will be entitled to 15 hours of free early years education the term after your child turns 2 years old. The term after your child's 3rd birthday all children are entitled to 15 hours of free early years education working families will be entitled to 30 hours.

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Please check childcarechoices.gov.uk to check your eligibility.  Funded hours can be taken anytime between 7am-6pm we do not restrict parents when these hours can be used.  We do not charge any additional fees just for the additional hours used over funded hours.

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Additional hours will be charged as follows 

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18mths-2 years - £11 per hour

2 years - 3 years - £9 per hour

3 years - 4 years - £8 per hour

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When does my child qualify for free hours?

The relevant dates are as follows:

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• Children born in the period 1st January to 31st March: the start of term beginning on or following 1st April after the child’s third birthday;

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• Children born in the period 1st April to 31st August: the start of term beginning on or following 1st September after the child’s third birthday;

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• Children born in the period 1st September to 31st December: the start of term beginning on or following 1st January after the child’s third birthday.

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Our local offer

Adel Pre-School is a local pre-school for children age 18 months to five in the Adel area of North Leeds.

The pre-school provides a friendly, caring and stimulating environment with indoor and outdoor areas enabling us to enhance the holistic development of each child as an individual in which children can feel safe and secure and be themselves.

With a dedicated SENCO (special educational needs coordinator), the pre-school is also able to welcome children with special needs. For further information please click here.