Admissions
Free nursery places are available for children aged 2 to 5 years. To apply, please complete the application form from your nearest nursery.
We are open 38 weeks per year and provide two sessions each day:
- Morning sessions: 8.50am – 11.50am
- Afternoon sessions: 12.50pm – 3.50pm
We also offer full-time places for children who meet Birmingham City Council’s eligibility criteria. Full-day sessions run from 9am to 3pm. for a full-time place.
Free childcare for working parents
Extended free childcare – 30 hours
All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours a week of free early learning. From September 2017 the government has committed to doubling the amount of free childcare from 15 to 30 hours a week for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds. Parents will be able to access the additional free childcare at Hamd House Nurseries.
Since September 2025 the government have extended this eligibility criteria for children who are 2 years of age.
Free childcare for parents receiving Benefits
Free childcare – 15 hours
2 year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free early education per week for families who are in receipt of the following benefits:
- Universal Credit
- Income Support
- Pension Credit
- Child has an Education, Health and Care plan (EHC)
- Child is in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Child has left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order
If your a non UK citizen and cannot claim benefits, your child may still be entitled to 15 hours of free early education per week.
“Children’s progress is meticulously documented and analysed, so that any gaps in learning are very rapidly identified and addressed, so that all children make excellent progress.”Ofsted
