Is your child starting reception? 2025

I’m always back and fourth on wether it’s the right decision, I think mines definitely academically and socially ready, I just don’t know how they’d cope with the full days! Thinking of asking for part time schooling.

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you don’t have to ask for part time, you just tell them. due to being a may baby, school isn’t compulsory until 5, and there is a post someone did on here that says what different month born babies can do in regards to school and being part time and attendance etc. i’m trying to find it now but struggling but yeah it’s definitely something that they already do and you’re entitled to x

I’m in the same dilemma. Do you know if we have to just inform the school & nothing else? Or is there a process with application etc?

if I noticed my child wasn’t coping with the full days do you know if I would be able to switch to part time ? x

i believe so yes (if they’re still 4)! due to being under compulsory school age, your child legally does not have to attend full time until they’re 5 years old so definitely have a meeting with the school to discuss dropping to part time xx

I’m confused with apply for schools, my daughter is 4 this year ( November ) does anyone know when I’ll have to apply, she’s already in a private pre school ( nursery setting ) she does 3 days a week 30 hours. It really tires her out by the last day, so I’m sooo worried she’ll struggle with 5 days a week,

you’ll apply when applications open up this year, usually around end of september/october and then usually you have until middle of january to apply for her school place x

ohh okay babe thank you 🙏 xxx

I’ve just seen that yeah, I think I’ll start him with part time and work our way up depending on how he handles it!

Just feels like such a hard decision, he’s asthma too so has been quite sick in nursery and out half the time so I’m worried that’ll be the same in school 😭

it seems like we don’t need to apply for part time just let the school know that’s what we want to do!

That’s cool, thank you!

Hey, I wondered if your schools have been OK with the starting part time? We had it verbally agreed and now a week prior to starting they have said he would need to rapidly increase to full time x

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