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<\/a>\nRegistration week for ELC will take place between the 4 and 11 February 2022. The link to the online registration form along with a detailed registration guide for parents and carers will be found using the weblink below, \u00a0registration forms will only become available on the 4 February 2022.<\/p>\n
Early Learning and Childcare Provision \u2013 Shetland Islands Council<\/a><\/p>\n Registration forms for new funded Early Learning and Childcare placements must be completed online by the parent\/carer. The forms can be accessed on the web page below. There will be no paper forms. Any parents requiring support to complete applications online should be provided this at the setting or can request help from the central ELC team.<\/p>\n Early Learning and Childcare Provision \u2013 Shetland Islands Council<\/a><\/p>\n All new three year olds, even if they have a two year old placement, are required to complete an online registration form. ELC – Settings and Child Details – 2022 – Self (shetland.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n Deferred Entry to Primary 1<\/p>\n Parents\/carers of children who have not yet turned five by the first day of term will have an automatic right to defer the entry of their child into Primary 1. All parents\/carers wishing to automatically defer their child, must complete the online deferred entry form School Enrolment \u2013 Shetland Islands Council<\/a><\/p>\n Parents\/ carers should discuss deferring their child\u2019s entry with their Early Learning and Childcare setting and their desired primary school. Early Years operates\u00a0from 8am-4pm, providing 1140hours of funded Early Learning and Child Care during term time.<\/p>\n 8-8.45am is a breakfast club with primary pupils. Breakfast costs 50p per day and attendance is 50p per day<\/p>\n School lunch is provided and is free for Early Years children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Registrations \u2013 Online Registration Process Registration week for ELC will take place between the 4 and 11 February 2022. The link to the online registration form along with a detailed registration guide for parents and carers will be found using the weblink below, \u00a0registration forms will only become available on … Continue reading The Early Years<\/span>
\nChildren who already have a placement in a setting (likely to be four year olds) do not need to register again and their existing attendance pattern will continue. However, parents\/carers should be given the opportunity to alter their existing pattern as many
\nfamilies wish to increase hours for their pre-school year. If parents\/carers wish to alter their pattern they should use the following link and complete the form.<\/p>\n
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\nDeferred entry forms should be completed by 15 March in order to ensure the continuation of funded ELC in the parent\/carers preferred setting.<\/p>\n