Nursery 2026/2027

For children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023:

Applications for Nursery 2026/27 open - 1st January 2026
Application closing date - 28 February 2026
Allocation Day - offers of a school place are made to parents by email - 14 March 2026
Parents/Carers to accept offer by - 21 March 2026

NURSERY TOURS (maximum of 20) 

12th February 2026 10am 
 

Babies that are carried in a sling or baby carrier can be brought on the tours.  We cannot permit pushchairs or buggies into school for health and safety reasons. 

Please call 01442406000 to book and state how many will be attending.

Nursery Application and Information Forms

• Please see bottom of the page for the Nursery application form.
• Please see bottom of the page for the Nursery admissions policy

Parents must apply directly to the Nursery that they would like their child to attend.

At Galley Hill School children can start our Nursery class in the September after their third birthday.

Admission Arrangements

Galley Hill Nursery has two Nursery classes.

Morning Nursery 8.30am until 11.30 am. Afternoon Nursery 12.15pm until 3.15pm.

We offer places for children in receipt of 30 hour funding.

The hours are for term time only. The schools term dates are published on our website.

30 Hour Funding (6 hours a day)

All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 570 hours of free early education a year, which is equal to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. Some 3 and 4 year olds may be entitled to an additional 570 hours of childcare per year, which is equal to 30 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. The 30 hour free childcare entitlement is available to working families who meet the eligibility criteria. Parents can check eligibility at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Contact details for all registered providers in Hertfordshire can be found at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/parents

Galley Hill Primary School Nursery offers pupils in receipt of 30 hour funding a place from 8.30am to 2.30pm.

Parents can collect their child at 2.30pm. Parents who would like extended hours can pay for their child to stay in the Nursery until 3.15pm at the cost of £4. This fee must be paid in advance to the school. Galley Hill School can offer two pick up times for 30 hour children 2.30pm or 3.15pm. The 3.15pm pick up time will be at an additional cost of £4.

Children staying for the 30 hour funding will need to bring their own packed lunch.

Parents can apply for a 30 hour place at Galley Hill School Nursery from February using the Early Years application form on the schools website.

The 30 hour funding can be split between two providers as long as both agree to the split. Please contact the school if this is your preference.

Please do contact us if your parent preference is for 30 hour funding but do not want to take up the full six hours a day. Your child could attend 5 mornings a week and we can be flexible with the afternoon sessions they attend. The pick up times would continue to be 11.30am, 12.15pm or 2.30pm. 

15 hour place (3 hours a day)

Parents can apply for a 15 hour place from February. When applying, parents can state their preference for a morning or afternoon session. The school will record this preference and offer the preference if spaces are available after the application deadline closes.  If too many parents request a session, session places will be offered by date of birth. The youngest children (born March to August) will be offered a place in the morning session, the oldest children (born September to February) to offered a place in the afternoon session.

Galley Hill Nursery offers extended lunch club hours for 15 hour pupils. Parents can pay the school in advance if their child would like to attend the 11.30-12.15pm lunch club at the cost of £4.

Parents to use the application form on our website to apply for a place from January. An application can be emailed to admin@galleyhill.herts.sch.uk or a paper copy can be handed in to the school office.

Chargeable extras Nursery Amber:

We have an additional lunch club that is available for our morning children to stay at school until 12.15pm instead of 11.30am. We also have an extra hour option available in the afternoon for our afternoon nursery and 30-hour children. This would be to stay at school until 3.15pm instead of 2.30pm.

 

Description	Unit	Unit price	Line total
Free entitlement hours – 15 / 30 hours per week	Weekly	Free	Free
Optional additional hours purchased – max of 45 minutes per day (either lunch club 11.30am-12.15pm or extended hour at the end of the day 2.30pm-3.15pm)	Daily		£4.00
Meals/snacks – all meals / snacks are to be provided by the parent	Daily / Weekly / Per meal	n/a	£n/a
Consumables (for example, nappies and sun cream)  - must be provided by the parent			£
Additional voluntary services (for example, trips, forest school sessions or foreign language lessons) – this can vary	Ad Hoc		£10

All additional hours are optional and are not a requirement. Costs for voluntary services such as trips is an estimate based on extra curricular experiences currently offered.

Nursery Admission Rules

Please click here for a link to information regarding application for Nursery places at Galley Hill School.