Admissions
Admissions
We accept children from two and a half years old and arrange our waiting list, admissions and session allocation on a date of initial application basis within each school year, with priority given to those in their final year before school - please see our admissions policy for more information.
Applying for a place
If you would like to apply for a place for your child at Bradbourne Park Pre-School please find below a downloadable copy of our Application form which once completed can be emailed to us manager.bpps@yahoo.co.uk
2021 BPPS Application Form word.docxBPPS - Admissions Policy 2021.pdfFees and Funding
Government funding for free Early Years Education is available for 15 hours a week for all children from the January, September or April following their 3rd birthday. Some families are eligible for 30 hrs a week - we offer a limited number of places.
https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/childcare-and-pre-school/free-childcare
Any additional sessions are charged at £6.00 per hour, with the funded sessions taken at the start of the week. Until they are eligible for this funding, children are charged at £7.00 per hour.
As our funding isn’t sufficient to cover the cost of the snacks we provide, we ask for a contribution please - £10 at the start of each double term.
Some children receive funding after their 2nd birthday, if you think you may be eligible, the following link has more details -
Additional funding for Pre-school is available for some children after their 3rd birthday. The following link gives more details, if you think you may be eligible we can apply on your behalf.
https://www.kelsi.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/111087/Early-Years-Pupil-Premium-Poster.pdf