Admissions Policy
All nursery places are allocated in line with Glasgow City Council’s admission policy. When you apply for a place for your child, the application goes forward to an admissions panel. The admissions panel meets 3 times per year to review placements and then on a regular basis to categorise and allocate places. The panel consists of Heads of Establishments in Early Learning and Childcare within the area and partner agencies such as Health Visitors.

If your child is under three there is a charge for the number of hours your child attends nursery. Once your child is three, they are entitled to 16 hours funded by Glasgow City Council, which covers term time only. A copy of Early Years Admissions and Charging, Summary Information for Parents/Carers, is available from the nursery. This information can also be accessed from Glasgow City Council website, www.glasgow.gov.uk and www.gfis.org.uk Glasgow city Councils Family Information Service.

Equal Opportunity Policy
Budhill nursery has a policy on equal opportunities that all early years establishments follow. We ensure we are anti-racist, multicultural and recognise the rights of both men and women to work or to care for children. Provision will be made for children with disabilities or chronic illnesses. No child will be disadvantaged by their social background. These principles are reflected in the criteria used to admit children to nursery and in the nursery curriculum.

Attendance
When a child is allocated a place at Budhill Family Learning Centre, you will be invited to the nursery for an enrolment and induction day. At this time we will be able to explain the session times that you have been allocated and complete the necessary admission documentation. You will meet with your child’s key worker. When your child starts with us, it is important that you keep to the times and days stated. If however your child is ill, or you are unable to bring your child to nursery, we request that you inform the nursery. In line with our policy, if we do not hear from you, the nursery will contact you to ensure that you and your child are safe and well.

Enrolment Procedures
On your child’s first week at nursery, we ask that you stay in the nursery for a time to help your child to settle in comfortably. The settling in process helps us get to know your child. We will work with you on an individual basis to ensure that your child is given the time they require to trust us and get to know us. This close contact at this initial stage will help develop a sense of security for parent and child and this will be the beginning of building relationships.

The nursery operates a key worker system. A key worker is simply your child’s special person who they can relate to, along with all staff (See key worker system below). Your child’s key worker will assist you in settling your child into nursery. The staff aim to ensure that your child is shown the play opportunities available, the basic routines of the playroom and to instil the finer qualities and skills of socialising, sharing and giving consideration to other children