Admission into Little Rainbows Nursery Provision
Little Rainbows Nursery provides early education for 2-3 year old children.
We offer part time or full time places for five days a week at affordable and competitive rates, as well as for those children with FFE2, FEE3 and 30 hours entitlement. Details about free early education entitlement funding
Part time sessions run from 8.30am-11.30am and 12.15pm-3.15pm.
Full time sessions run from 8.15am-3.15pm with a 45-minute lunch break. Lunch is not provided. Children will need to bring a packed lunch.
Two-year-olds can start at any point in the term providing there are spaces available. We allocate places based on the following criteria:
- Children of school staff
- Date of birth (oldest children prioritised)
- Siblings of children in the school
- Siblings of children in the Nursery class
- Distance to the school
Please contact the school office: office@colindale.barnetmail.net to register your child for a place at Little Rainbows Nursery provision.
The admissions team will contact parents by email when a place is allocated to their child, unsuccessful applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
Admission into Nursery Class
We offer part and full time placements in our Nursery class.
Part time sessions run from 8.30am-11.30am and 12.15pm-3.15pm.
We offer full time places for children whose parents meet the eligibility criteria for 30 hours childcare.
Full time sessions run from 8.15am-3.15pm with a 45-minute lunch break. Lunch is not provided. Children will need to bring a packed lunch.
There is an additional charge for the extra 45 minutes of provision each day.
We allocate places on the following criteria:
- Children of school staff
- Siblings of children in the Nursery class – Year 6
- Children who attended Little Rainbows Nursery
- Distance to the school
Please contact the school office: office@colindale.barnetmail.net to register your child for a place in our Nursery class.
The admissions team will contact parents by email when a place is allocated to their child, unsuccessful applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
Admission into Reception
This is a separate process.
Applications for places must be made through the Local Authority.
Places are allocated according to the Barnet Community School Admissions Criteria. Information about this can be found on the Barnet Web Site: Barnet Primary School admissions information
Children who attend our nursery do not automatically transfer to our Reception classes and are also not guaranteed a place in our Reception classes.
Deadline for Applications to Local Authority are in mid- January each year
Applications are electronically available at:
www.eadmissions.org.uk
First Round of Offers made by Local Authority in April each year.
Last day for late applications is in August each year.
The contact details for Barnet Admissions Services are:
School admissions
2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
NW9 4EW
Tel: 020 8359 7651
Admission into other year groups
For admissions into other year groups, application must be made to the Local Authority and if we have spaces the Local Authority will allocate them accordingly.
Admission of Children with an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)
The Local Authority will consult with the school about placing children with statements. This includes places in the Additionally Resourced Provision.
