We are inviting parents of children due to start early learning and childcare (nursery) or school from August 2024 to apply for a place for their child during enrolment week
Enrolment week is being held from 20-24 November 2023.
Parents of children born between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2022 are eligible to apply for early learning and childcare (nursery) for three and four year-olds. They are asked to make contact with their chosen setting to ensure they have availability for the days and times required.
Once this is done, they should complete the online application available during enrolment week at
A full list of participating providers including childminders, private and voluntary groups and local authority nurseries is also available on our website.
Applications
Parents of any child who is five years of age before 28 February 2025 and is due to start in Primary 1 should complete the online application form available during enrolment week
To complete the online process for both early learning and children at primary school, parents will need to have electronic copies of their child’s birth certificate and proof of address available to upload along with their application.
Any parent intending to make a placement request for their child at a school other than their local catchment school should enrol with their local school in the normal way using the online form. This will ensure a place is reserved for them in the event that the placement request is unsuccessful. They should also contact their preferred school.
Parents of a child whose fifth birthday falls between 15 August 2024 and 28 February 2025 have the right to defer their child’s entry to primary school. Applications for deferred entry should be discussed with the head teacher or early learning and childcare setting manager.
Children who are moving from primary to secondary school in August 2024 will receive details of the local catchment school from their current primary school.
Councillor Leagh Douglas, Executive Member for Education and Lifelong Learning
“Parents of any child due to start Primary 1 or who would like to enrol their child for early learning and childcare are asked to do so during enrolment week, this year taking place from 20 to 24 November. This is such an momentous step in the lives of our young learners, and I’d like to wish both them and their family carers all the very best as they start this journey into education.”
Further details
More information about the enrolment process generally is available on our Early Learning and Childcare or School Enrolement pages.
If parents are looking for advice about individual procedures for enrolling children, making placement requests and deferred entry, they should contact their local primary school. For early learning and childcare, they should speak to their preferred provider.