Our son is one, so this is early, but we have to decide soon whether to renew the lease in Bowenpally or move somewhere with more school options. Two people have now told me schools 'prefer' families within a few kilometres and ask for address proof. Has anyone been asked for this at nursery admission? Did it change anything, or was it only for the bus?
We applied to three for nursery a few years back. Two asked for address proof, one didn't. The two that asked used it for the bus route form, that's all I ever saw it used for.
also deciding on a lease with a 1 year old, so watching this closely. my guess is the real check is whether their bus comes down your lane
teacher here, so i've seen that form from the other side at one school. the address mostly goes to whoever plans transport. can't speak for every school though
When we applied, the form had a distance column and nobody explained it. We were about 6 km away and still got the seat. I wouldn't pick a flat for a nursery that's two years off. Your list will change three times by then.
Where I work, the address matters mainly for transport and for how long very small children would be on the bus. Some schools do give distance more weight for nursery, because a long ride is hard at three. I'd ask each one directly once you have a shortlist, since policies differ and they change.
Travel time is the real thing. Our daughter did 50 minutes each way in nursery and slept through every ride, but by Friday she was a wreck. If you're moving anyway, move closer to whichever school wins 🙂
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