{"id":581,"date":"2026-10-28T13:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/?page_id=581"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:21:06","slug":"enrolment-in-nursery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/nursery\/enrolment-in-nursery\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrolment in Nursery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Information about applying for a place in session 2026\/27<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/limekilnspsweb\/uploads\/sites\/12765\/2022\/07\/10084619\/Nur5-People-300x167.png\" width=\"300\" data-imagetype=\"External\" data-attachment-id=\"299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/limekilnspsweb\/our-nursery\/nur5-people\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/limekilnspsweb\/uploads\/sites\/12765\/2022\/07\/10084619\/Nur5-People.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,557\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nur5 People\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/limekilnspsweb\/uploads\/sites\/12765\/2022\/07\/10084619\/Nur5-People-300x167.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/limekilnspsweb\/uploads\/sites\/12765\/2022\/07\/10084619\/Nur5-People.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Fife Council offer Early Learning and Childcare to all 3 and 4 year olds from the first intake after their qualifying birthday until they\u2019re due to start school. This can be up to 1140 hours in most settings. Different session times in these settings are offered for 3 and 4 year olds, so you\u2019ll have more choice.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Families may be able to share their 1140 funded hours between different nursery settings.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">What are my options?<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">There are several different ways for families to access their entitlement. These include:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>In a private Early Learning Childcare setting that\u2019s in partnership with Fife Council<\/li>\n<li>At a playgroup that\u2019s in partnership with Fife Council<\/li>\n<li>With a childminder who\u2019s in partnership with Fife Council<\/li>\n<li>Term time in a Fife Council Early Learning Childcare setting<\/li>\n<li>Across the whole year in a Fife Council Early Learning Childcare setting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">When should my child start Early Learning Childcare (Nursery)?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Every child\u2019s entitled to a nursery place from the first intake after their third birthday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Nursery Places for 3 and 4-year-olds<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Session 2026\/27<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Applications for nursery sessions for 2026\/27 are\u00a0 live. Please visit our Nursery Places for<a id=\"OWA6c1b1c76-20a4-ac1a-bd0a-589a54f45865\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/early-learning,-childcare-and-nurseries\/preschool-and-school-nursery\/nursery-places-for-3-and-4-year-olds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/early-learning,-childcare-and-nurseries\/preschool-and-school-nursery\/nursery-places-for-3-and-4-year-olds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><u>\u00a03 and 4-year-olds<\/u><\/a> page for more information.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Starting in August 2026: <\/span>Your child must be three on\/before 31 August 2026<\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Starting in January 2027: <\/span>Your child must be three before 31 December 2026<\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Starting in April 2027: <\/span>Your child must be three before the last day of February 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"x_content-area\" class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><a id=\"OWA8a10fe4d-09bf-e33f-ebe5-8c5871a7a036\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/form-pages\/apply-for-a-fife-council-nursery-place\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/form-pages\/apply-for-a-fife-council-nursery-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-refno=\"129246\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><u>Apply for a Fife Council Nursery Place<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">If you are looking to change or increase your child\u2019s current placement type you must complete a new application form.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Click <a id=\"OWAd3d38a84-0907-07e4-9c80-c0e2a2c10654\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/early-learning,-childcare-and-nurseries\/preschool-and-school-nursery\/nursery-places-for-3-and-4-year-olds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/early-learning,-childcare-and-nurseries\/preschool-and-school-nursery\/nursery-places-for-3-and-4-year-olds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><u>HERE<\/u><\/a> for more information<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information about applying for a place in session 2026\/27 Fife Council offer Early Learning and Childcare to all 3 and 4 year olds from the first intake after their qualifying birthday until they\u2019re due to start school. This can be up to 1140 hours in most settings. Different session times in these settings are offered &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/nursery\/enrolment-in-nursery\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Enrolment in Nursery<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25770,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-581","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25770"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":582,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/581\/revisions\/582"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/dulochprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}