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  • Birchwood Preschool

    'A Bright Start to a Brighter Future'
    Birchwood Preschool
  • Preschool Admissions Form

  • For further information or any queries please email preschool@birchwoodnursery.herts.sch.uk

  • About your Child

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  • Other children in family

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  • Parents/Carers/Contacts

  • Parent/Carer 1

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  • Parent/Carer 2

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  • In the event that we are unable to contact you, please provide in priority order the names of additional local people we can contact in an emergency:

  • Sessions Required

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  • 2 Year Old Funding

    Children may be eligible for 570 hours per year of 2 year old funding if certain criteria are met. 

  • Please note that all 30 hours sessions run Monday to Friday inclusive. We do not offer part week or a combination of morning and afternoon sessions due to the manner in which the curriculum is delivered.

    30 Hours Entitlement

    If both parents/single parents are working more than 16 hours at minimum wage (or equivalent) your child is entitled to 30 hours free child care (including 15 hours education). The free hours will be from 9am – 3pm.

    Parents must apply online at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk to obtain an eligibility code before a 30 hour place can be confirmed. Applications can be made as early as 16 weeks before your child’s third birthday.

  • The latest date by which Birchwood Preschool would expect a code to be obtained is 31st May 2024

     

  • Extended Care

    Please specify any additional hours you require above the funded hours you are entitled to. Please note these are subject to availability and are payable monthly in advance.
  • Medical Information

  • Dietary Needs

  • Please note that parents of children with a food allergy who will be having a school meal with us must complete our catering contractor’s medical questionnaire BEFORE any school meals will be provided. You will be asked to provide medical evidence.

  • Special Educational Needs & Social Care

  • Ethnicity & Culture

    Please tick one box below to indicate the ethnic background of your child


  • Service Child in Education

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  • Child Collection Password

    I give the authority, for any adult (over the age of 16 years) who gives the code word to Birchwood Staff, to hand over my child to his or her care. This code word may be changed at any time. Please ensure you ring to let us know that a different adult is collecting your child.
  • Use of Images

  • While your child is at Birchwood we would like to take photographs or video of them in order to capture their learning and their experiences. These are included on their learning journals which will be available for you to see at Birchwood and electronically. We also sometimes use children’s photographs in displays, literature, staff training, our website and Facebook page and occasionally for the local newspaper. We would like your permission to use photographs or film of your child in this way. 

    To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, we need your permission before we can photograph or make any recordings of your child. Please answer the questions below, then sign and date the form where indicated.

    I give permission for my child to be photographed and filmed on video for:    

  • Please note that websites can be viewed throughout the world and not just in the United Kingdom where UK law applies.

    Conditions of use

    • Please contact Birchwood at any time if you wish to withdraw your consent.
    • We will not use the personal details or full names (which means first name and surname) of any child or adult in a photographic image on video, on our website, in our documentation or in any of our other printed publications.
    • We will not include personal e-mail or postal addresses, or telephone or fax numbers on video, on our website, in our documentation or in other printed publications.
    • If we use photographs of individual pupils, we may use the first name of that child in the accompanying text or photo caption within the school or for training purposes, but not in any media publications.
    • Photos used within the school for display may be accompanied by the child’s first name, describing what s/he is doing.
    • We may use group or class photographs or footage with very general labels, such as “making Christmas decorations”.   
  • Additional Information

  • Data Protection: In accordance with General Data Protection Regulation and current Data Protection Act, the school has a duty to protect this information and to keep it up to date. The school is required to share some of the data with the Local Authority and with the DfE.

    Privacy Notice for Parents

    In completing this application form you should refer to our Privacy Notice for Parents. The personal information collected on this form will be processed to manage your application in accordance with this policy.

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