Nursery Provision
15 & 30-HOUR PLACES AVAILABLE SPACES AVAILABLE FOR NURSERY
2025-2026 SEPTEMBER START
Nursery applications for September 2025 school year are open for children born between:
1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022.
All children are entitled to 15 hours free early education (15 hours FEE) from the term after their 3rd birthday. We offer the statutory 15 hours free early education (FEE) over five days with children being offered either:
- five mornings: 8:45am – 11:45am
- five afternoons: 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Additionally, we have spaces for 30-hour sessions with the additional hours spread over 2 classes:
- Morning Nursery Session hours: 9:00am – 3:15pm
- Afternoon Nursery Session hours: 9:00am to 3:30pm
The timings for the 30-hour day are dependent on the Nursery session allocation.
Our 30-hour provision will be comprised of 15 hours Teacher-led nursery education and 15 hours including a free lunch club in our Ofsted rated “Good” pre-school setting Littlefields.
Littlefields is a pre-school childcare setting accommodating children between the ages of 2-4 years old and was adopted officially by Fairfields Primary School and Nursery in January 2009. It now forms part of the Early Years Foundation Stage and follows the Early Years Foundation stage framework and Early Learning Goals (ELG’s)
NB. children must bring in their own home packed lunch for lunch club
Click here to check your eligibility and for further information on 30-hours childcare
Come and see the school
We welcome visits to our school from prospective families and wherever possible we will try to accommodate this in small groups with our Head Teacher.
To discuss the possibility of a tour please contact the school and our staff will be happy to help please email: admin@fairfields.herts.sch.uk or telephone 01992 633195
Applications close Monday 3rd March 2025, places will be offered from Friday the 14th March 2025 with parents/carers having one week to accept the offer.
Nursery Admissions:
Admissions for nursery or pre-school places in Hertfordshire are managed by individual settings. Therefore, Fairfields Primary School & Nursery, is its own admissions authority for nursery and pre-school places. Please note, a place in our nursery or pre-school does not guarantee a place in Reception, however, we do follow the same admission criteria as Hertfordshire County Council.
PRE-SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
Applications for pre-school are also open, offering morning places for children who will be aged 2 or 3 by 1st September 2024.
Please do not hesitate to call the school office if you have any admission queries.