Nursery Admissions
Children are eligible for a part time nursery place, usually five mornings or five afternoons, from the term after their third birthday.
Nursery 2021-22
Please be advised that the closing date has now passed, if you wish to submit a late application please complete and return the form below to admissions@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk at your earliest opportunity.
Late Nursery 2021-22 Application Form
- Opening Date: 25th January 2021
- Closing Date: 26th March 2021
- Offer Date: The offer date for your child will depend upon the term in which they begin Nursery, please see above.
Academic Year 2021-22
You will be notified of the decision as follows, If your child was born between:
1 September 2017 - 31 August 2018 - They will start nursery in September 2021. Notification will be posted on 21st May 2021
1 September 2018 - 31 December 2018 - They will start nursery in January 2022. Notification will be posted on 25th October 2021.
1 January 2019 - 31 March 2019 - They will start nursery after Easter 2022. Notification will be posted on 17 January 2022
LLANCARFAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
A nursey unit will be established at Llancarfan Primary School for September 2021 with 48 places available for parents of nursery age children wishing to apply for a place. Llancarfan Primary School will be relocating to a new 210 place primary school building in Rhoose on the Golwg y Môr development during the 2021/22 academic year, subject to construction of the new building, which is due to be completed in December 2021. In the interim, nursery provision will be available in the current school building whereupon children would automatically transfer to the new school building in Rhoose on completion of the build. Nursey provision is being established to provide continuity and progression in children’s learning from age 3 at Llancarfan Primary School.
Academic Year 2020-21
You will be notified of the decision as follows, If your child was born between:
1 September 2016 - 31 August 2017 - They will start nursery in September 2020. Notification will be posted on 25th May 2020
1 September 2017 - 31 December 2017 - They will start nursery in January 2021. Notification will be posted on 25th October 2020.
1 January 2018 - 31 March 2018 - They will start nursery after Easter 2021. Notification will be posted on 17 January 2021
Nursery 2020-21 – Closed
- Opening Date: 24th January 2020
- Closing Date: 23nd March 2020
- Offer Date: The offer date for your child will depend upon the term in which they begin Nursery, please see above.
2020-21 Late Applications
If you would like to submit a late application for Nursery 2019-20, please complete the form below and e-mail to admissions@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Childcare Offer for Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan
The Childcare Offer
A maximum 30 hours of combined education and childcare will be offered to eligible working parents of 3 to 4 year olds for up to 48 weeks of the year.
The 30 hours will consist of a combination of the Foundation Phase Nursery (12.5 hours) open to all 3 and 4 year olds, and the additional funded childcare (17.5 hours) for eligible families. During the school holidays it will just consist of 30 hours funded childcare, for 3 weeks per term (9 weeks in total for the year).
When can I apply?
The Childcare Offer is available for children from the term after their third birthday until the September following their fourth birthday when they are offered a full-time education place.
The Childcare Offer
A maximum 30 hours of combined education and childcare will be offered to eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds for up to 48 weeks of the year.
Childcare Offer
Register your Child's Details
If your child is not yet of school age but you would like to be informed of when the Nursery process opens you can
Register your details
Catchment Areas
In the event of over-subscription, places are allocated in accordance with the Councils' admission criteria with priority given to catchment children. Full details of admission criteria are listed in our Parental guide to School Admissions 2018-19
To find out your catchment nursery please enter your postcode:
In order to assist all parents/carers, school admission forms are available in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Polish, Russian, Tagalog, Thai.