We encourage you to visit Henry Allen Nursery School with your child.   Please telephone the setting to make an appointment.  The application form is attached, see below.  Your child will then be placed on the waiting list.  We are usually able to give half a terms notice to let you know whether your child has a place at the school.

Buckinghamshire County Council Nursery Admission Policy 2025

Please click on the link below to find more information:

Buckinghamshire Admission Policy for Nursery Schools

Funding for 2, 3 and 4 Year Olds

At our maintained nursery school, we offer government-funded early education places for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.

• 15 Hours Funding is available for all 3 and 4 year olds - you do not pay anything and DO NOT need a code.  All 3 and 4-year-olds who live in England are entitled to this offer irrespective of income levels, benefit status, or family circumstances.

• 15 hours Funding is available for some 2 year olds who meet specific criteria.

• 30 Hours Funding is available for eligible working families with 2, 3 and 4 year olds.

We offer flexible options to help you make the most of your funded hours. You can choose sessions that work for you – for example, two full days and one half day, or use our extended hours (wraparound; breakfast and after-school clubs) as part of your funding.  We also accept childcare vouchers and  tax free childcare with a code, again we will work flexibly to make our hours work for you.

We’re happy to help you check your eligibility and guide you through the application process.

Please contact us for more information or visit Childcare Choices to learn more.

2, 3 and 4 year old funding: Working Families

At Henry Allen, we accept children as soon as they reach their 2nd birthday.  If you live and work in England you may be entitled to 30 hours funded childcare support.

You can usually get funded childcare for working parents if you (and your partner, if you have one) are:

• in work or starting a new job
• on sick leave or annual leave
• on shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave

If you're applying for 30 hours funding, you’ll need to get an eligibility code from Childcare Choices (link below) before your child starts at Henry Allen Nursery. You will also need your child's  birth certificate and parent's national insurance number .  You must reconfirm your code every 3 months to keep your funding.

https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/15-and-30-hours-childcare-support

15 hours free funding for families in England receiving some additional forms of support

Your 2-year-old can get 15 hours free funded early learning if you live in England and get any of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit

Your benefits will not be affected if you take up the 15 hours early learning offer.

2-year-olds can also get funded childcare if they:

• are looked after by a local authority
• have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• get Disability Living Allowance
• have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order.

Please apply following the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds

If you're applying for 15 hours funding for your 2 year old, you’ll need to get an eligibility code from Childcare Choices before your child starts at Henry Allen Nursery. You will also need your child's  birth certificate and parent's national insurance number .