Nursery is full until next school year (September 2025)
Our Nursery is full for 2024-25 school year and so unfortunately we will not be taking on any new starters until September 2025. However, feel free to submit your applications to us by email / drop them into school and we will be in touch in the summer about starting in 2025-26 school year.
Applying for a nursery place at The Good Shepherd
We welcome applications from all Catholic and non-Catholic backgrounds. Before applying, please read our Nursery Admissions Policy-2024-2025
Step 1
Complete an application and drop in to school or email to office@goodshepherd.notts.sch.uk
Step 2
If you are applying for a 30 hour placement, you will need to apply for an eligibility code here.
For more information on 30 hour start dates, please read the Nottinghamshire County Council Information for parents guide.
Find out more about 30 hour lunch provision.
Find out more about our Nursery wrap around care.
Step 3
Please complete Parent declaration form and return this with your application form to the office.
Charges
Lunch club
If your child stays in the afternoon, we charge £3.50 per day for lunch club to cover the costs of care over this period. This is charged everyday that your child stays from the morning to the afternoon session.
Sessions
From September 2025, we offer 2 attendance patterns:
- 15 hours – every morning 8.45am – 11.45am.
- 30 hours (government funded) – all day 8.45-3.30pm (attending a minimum of 4 days a week)
All charges are made in arrears on a half-termly basis and are due at the end of the term they relate to.
Tax free childcare payments
We are happy to accept payment by tax free childcare. Please contact the school office if you wish to set this up. If you have already pay by tax free childcare, we ask that you email office@goodshepherd.notts.sch.uk with a screenshot of your payments so we can match them up to your account and credit it accordingly. Please note that it can take up to 6 weeks for your tax free childcare payments to be credited to your child’s Arbor account after you’ve paid.