{"id":138,"date":"2020-08-31T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/hillendcc\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:04:32","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/hillendcc\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em><strong>3-5 year old Early Learning and Childcare<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hillend Children Centre follows Inverclyde Council\u2019s admissions policy. Places are allocated by the Education Department who manage the application process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applying for 3-5 Year Old Early Learning and Childcare Places (ELC) NEW SESSION 2025 \/ 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All 3 and 4 year olds in Scotland have a statutory entitlement of up to 1140 hours of funded early learning and childcare.<\/p>\n<p>If your child turns 3 between\u00a0<strong>01 March 2025<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a028 February 2026<\/strong>\u00a0you should be applying within the following application windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANNUAL ADMISSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application window to be presented at the Annual Admissions Panel for 3 &#8211; 5 years is;<\/li>\n<li>ELC Application window opens:\u00a0<strong>6th January<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>ELC Application window closes:\u00a0<strong>17th January<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HOW DO YOU APPLY ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application forms are available at any ELC local authority establishment, approved childminder or private \/ voluntary or independent nursery.<\/li>\n<li>Application forms must be completed and submitted to the first choice provider along with;<\/li>\n<li>Proof of Residing Address \u2013 Either Council Tax Invoice \/ Gas or Electric bill to confirm your child\u2019s residing address.<\/li>\n<li>Birth Certificate to confirm your child\u2019s date of birth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will not accept any application form without the necessary proof of documents<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hillend Children Centre follows Inverclyde Council\u2019s admissions policy. Places are allocated by the Education Department who manage the application process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 294px\" width=\"498\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"504\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>ADMISSION INTAKE TIMELINE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"252\"><strong>Birthday Dates\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"252\"><strong>Intake Term<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"252\">1 March &#8211; 31st August<\/td>\n<td width=\"252\">New term in August\u00a0(must be 3 years old\u00a0 when starting)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"252\">1 September &#8211; 31 December<\/td>\n<td width=\"252\">January<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"252\">1 January &#8211; last day in February<\/td>\n<td width=\"252\">April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em><strong>Click below for further information<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverclyde.gov.uk\/education-and-learning\/early-years\/3-5-yr-old-places\">https:\/\/www.inverclyde.gov.uk\/education-and-learning\/early-years\/3-5-yr-old-places<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><em>Click below for further information<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverclyde.gov.uk\/education-and-learning\/early-years\/2-yr-old-places\">https:\/\/www.inverclyde.gov.uk\/education-and-learning\/early-years\/2-yr-old-places<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Click below for Inverclyde Council&#8217;s\u00a0 Early Years Admissions Policy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/hillendcc\/uploads\/sites\/7445\/2025\/07\/10150350\/ELC-Admission-Policy-November-2024.pdf\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/hillendcc\/uploads\/sites\/7445\/2025\/07\/10150350\/ELC-Admission-Policy-November-2024.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>END OF PAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3-5 year old Early Learning and Childcare Hillend Children Centre follows Inverclyde Council\u2019s admissions policy. 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