Nursery
The nursery at Harris Primary Academy Croydon is an Early Years provision with warm and welcoming staff. Our staff are a dedicated team of individuals who work together in a professional manner to promote a wide and varied Early Years Provision.
Our highly qualified and experienced staff offer the children learning through play based experiences, under the areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. This contributes to the development of the ‘whole child’ as our aim is to enable all our children to have fun and foster a love for learning. We welcome your involvement in your child’s learning and development and hold regular open mornings so you can be involved in your child's learning and talk to staff.
At Harris Primary Croydon, we are proud of the unique provision we are able to offer our families. At present, all three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week, up to 38 weeks per year. The government has also introduced an extended 15 hours of free childcare per week - 30 hours in total for 38 weeks per year, for those families that are eligible.
We can assist you with the eligibility criteria for the universal 15 hours free child care and extended 15 hours free child care (30 hours).
Information about the extended 30 hours free childcare can also be found by visiting the following website:
https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcar
Parents have the option to use either their entitled 15 or 30 hours of free child care or pay for additional provision. The full time session below includes a 40 minute chargeable lunch session.
| Morning session | 8:40am-11:40am Monday-Friday |
| Afternoon session | 12:20pm-3:20pm Monday-Friday |
| Fulltime | 8:40am-3:20pm Monday-Friday |
Application process
In-Year Applications 2024-2025
In order to apply for a place at the Nursery, parents must complete an in-year application form which is available to download here, or in hard copy from the Academy's main office. Places will be offered if and when spaces become available.
Applications for 2025-2026
In order to apply for a place at the Nursery, parents must complete a Nursery Application Form, which is available to downloadhere, or in hard copy from the Academy's main office.
A child may start at the Nursery at different points in the academic year, based on the date of their 3rd birthday.
| Turns Three between | Can start from | Deadline for application |
| 1 April to 31st August | 1st September (autumn Term) | Friday 18th April 2025 |
| 1 September to 31st December | 1st January (spring term) | Friday 10th October 2025 |
| 1st January to 31st March | 1st April (summer term) | Friday 16th January 2025 |
Applications received after this date will be treated as late applications, and will not be processed until after all on-time applications have been processed, reducing the child's chances of achieving a place.
View our Nursery Admissions Policy for 2024-2025 here.
View our Nursery Admissions Policy for 2025-2026 here.
