Admissions

Admissions

How to apply...

You can add your child's name to the waiting list for Little Tanglewood and Tanglewood from the age of 1.

Call or email now to add your child's name to the waiting list: Admissions @

tanglewood.essex .sch.uk

Please include child's name, date of birth, address and a contact number.

Ring the office on:

01245 352788

Our waiting lists are updated regularly and as soon as a place becomes available in either Little Tanglewood or Tanglewood you will be contacted via email. Please keep your contact details current to avoid any disappointment should we be unable to contact you.

Places are offered for the beginning of each term within the school year, September, January and April subject to availability.

Little Tanglewood

Your child can start in Little Tanglewood, from the age of 2 if accepting a paid place, if a place is available or the term after they are 2, if they are accepting a funded place depending on availability at the time of offer.

Tanglewood

When your child is allocated a place in Tanglewood, they will start, fully funded, the term after they are 3. To be able to access your funding children need to attend 5 sessions a week, either 5 mornings or 5 afternoons

Funding & Fees

Little Tanglewood - Our Offer

In Little Tanglewood we offer between 2-5 morning or afternoon sessions per week, depending on availability and what would suit your child.

Paid Places - The cost of each 3 hour session is £25.00 with a minimum of two sessions a week. Fees are paid monthly a month in advance.

Funded Places - Some 2 year old children are eligible for 15-hours free funding. To find out if you are eligible click on this link - Apply for 2 year old funding

Working Parents Funding - If you think you are eligible please visit - Apply for working parents funding

You must apply for funding the term before your child starts, you will need to renew this very three months. Please email your code and and NI number as soon as you receive it.

Tanglewood - Our Offer

In Tanglewood we offer 5 morning sessions 9am - 12noon or 5 afternoon sessions 12.45pm - 3.45pm per week, depending on availability with a limited number of full days 9am - 3.45pm

We provide 15 fully funded hours for all 3-4 year-olds. (5 x 3 hours, either morning or afternoon)

We now offer a limited number of extended days for children in main Tanglewood. These sessions are on top of your core 5 mornings or afternoons a week. Click here for more details - Extended days - Parents Information

Sessions can be paid for at a cost of, £34.00 in September 2026, this is inline with government 3 year old funding.

We offer a minimum of two extended sessions per week along side your core 5 mornings or 5 afternoons.

Extended days need to be either:- (we cannot mix odd days at the beginnig and end of the week.)

Monday, Tuesday

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Wednesday Thursday, Friday

Thursday Friday

Monday - Friday

(Lunchtime is included in your day but not charged for, we do ask you to send a healthy nut-free packed lunch for your child.) These sessions must be paid for monthly, a month in advance or they can be used with your working funding. - Click here to apply for 30-hours funding - Apply for working parents funding

If you are using extended sessions please note your Private fund payment of £1 a session will increase to £2 for a whole day.

Little Tanglewood & Main Tanglewood - Private Fund

We ask for a Private Fund contribution of £1 per session (£5.00 per week, more if using the extended offer facility. ) for children in both Tanglewood and Little Tanglewood regardless of you fund the sessions.

This enables us to provide a daily fresh fruit snack, a wide selection of ingredients so that children can enjoy cooking as a whole class or in small groups as well as ingredients for our daily messy play activities such a playdough, slime, cornflour or shaving foam. These activities are vital for children’s sensory and fine motor skills which all need to be developed before a child learns to write.

You can pay Private Fund weekly, half termly or termly, either by cash at the office or by bank transfer.

To pay by bank transfer the details are:

• Account Name: Tanglewood Nursery School Fund

• Account Number: 48863707

• Sort Code: 09-01-54

• Please use your child's name and room name as reference.

To get an exact figure for your child's private fund please email the office and speak to Tania Parry or Lisa Saville, admissions@tanglewood.essex.sch.uk

Little Tanglewood & Main Tanglewood - Admissions Policies

• Main Tanglewood Admissions Policy

• Little Tanglewood Admissions Policy

Little Tanglewood & Main Tanglewood Prospectus

• Tanglewood Prospectus

• Little Tanglewood Prospectus

Fees and Refunds Policy

• Fees and Refunds Policy for Paid Places

Debt Recovery Policy

• Debt Recovery Policy

Essex County Council admissions and appeals

Nursery places at Tanglewood are allocated by the school using our published admissions policies. For information about Essex school admissions, primary school applications and appeals, visit Essex County Council admissions.

Places during the school year (in-year)

Places that become free during the year are offered to the next child on the waiting list who meets the criteria in the relevant admissions policy. Places start at the beginning of the next term (September, January or April), subject to availability. You can add your child to the waiting list at any time.

Admission of disabled children

• How we admit disabled children: disabled children are admitted on the same basis as all other children, in line with our admissions policies. We never refuse a place because of a disability.
• Preventing less favourable treatment: before a child starts, we meet families, carry out home visits and plan any reasonable adjustments. Our SENCO works with outside agencies to put support in place.
• Facilities to help access: see our SEND page and Accessibility Plan.