Places and How to apply

Two Year Olds.

Mums, Dads or Carers are invited to fill in an application form around their child's first birthday. Applications are kept on file and, as vacancies arise, places are allocated and you will be contacted.

Two Year Olds - 15 hour Government funded places:

• Children may be eligible for 15 hours of free early education from the term after they have turned two years old. Information on eligibility is available at Rachel McMillan or on the Government Childcare Choices website.
• If your child is eligible, you will receive an eligibility code which you must share with us, so we can offer your child a place.
• We have 40 part-time places (15 hours a week in term time) for eligible 2 year olds. 
• The funded places are available for 5x3 hour sessions per week in term time.
• You are able to 'top-up' your funded 2 year olds place, buying extra afternoon sessions for a fee.

Morning session
(15 hours part-time)
9.00 a.m. – 12.00 a.m.

• You can call into the school office to complete a paper application form. OR follow the link to make an online application.
• Applications are kept on file and as vacancies arise, places are allocated and you will be contacted.
• Please contact www.childcarechoices.gov.uk or Family Information Services for the Local Authority you live in to find out more about your eligibility for these places.
• Greenwich Family Information services can be contacted on 
• Children are eligible to join the school, the term after they have turned two years old. 

Two Year Olds - 30 hour Government Funded Places:

• From September 2025, some two year olds in working families will be eligible for 30 hours of Government funded nursery places. 
• The funded places are available for 5x6 hour sessions per week in term time.
• Please contact www.childcarechoices.gov.uk or the  Family Information Service for the Local Authority you live in, to find out more about your eligibility for these places. 
• Greenwich Family Information Service can be contacted on
• Children are eligible to join the school, the term after they have turned two years old.

How to Apply:

• To apply for a place for your 2-year-old please click here
• Please email enquiries to admissions@rachelmcmillan.greenwich.sch.uk
• You can also call in to the school office to complete a paper application form.
• Applications are kept on file and as vacancies arise, places are allocated and you will be contacted.

You are also very welcome to visit the school. Please call the office to book an appointment. You will be able to see the learning environment, learn about how the school works as well as discussing your child's school place here.

Three and Four Year Olds.

Mums, Dads or Carers are invited to fill in an application form around their child's second birthday. Applications are kept on file and, as vacancies arise, places are allocated in accordance with the guidance issued by the Royal Borough of Greenwich admissions policy (copies available from the school office)

15 hour places:

All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of early education per week during term time, regardless of the employment status of their mums or dads.

This is free for all families. This entitlement begins at the start of the school term after your child’s third birthday.

You do not need to apply for an eligibility code form Childcare Choices for this.

30 hours places:

To qualify for a 30 hour place for three and four year olds the following criteria must be met:

Both parents are working (or one parent is working in a single parent family) and each earns on average:

• A weekly minimum, equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage (NMW) or national living wage (NLW), and less than £100,000 per year.
• The living wage is £7.20 an hour. Therefore, the minimum income requirement for a parent (over the age of 25) is the equivalent of £115.20 a week.
• The minimum wage for 21-24 year olds is £6.70 an hour – therefore the minimum income requirement for this group is the equivalent of £107.20 a week.

The definition of ‘working’ includes employed and self-employed persons and parents on ‘zero hours’ contracts who meet the criteria.

Your child may also be eligible for 30 hours if;

A parent has substantial caring responsibilities based on receiving specific benefit for caring, OR, a parent is temporarily away from the work place on parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, OR, a parent is in receipt of statutory sick pay, OR a parent is disabled or incapacitated and is in receipt of specific benefits
Eligibility will be checked by HMRC and will be based on actual income earned. To find out more please go to www.childcarechoices.gov.uk or call 0300 123 4097. This entitlement begins at the start of the school term after your child’s third birthday.

Please speak directly to the office staff if you want to find out more. Call in to the office or call 0208 692 4041.

For families that are not entitled to 30 hours, there is the opportunity to buy additional hours. Additional hours must be bought in half-day blocks. 

Both 30 hour and 15 hour places are spread equally across the week (i.e. either 3 hours or 6 hours daily) Children are expected to attend school every day.

How to Apply:

You can visit the School office to find out more or call 020 8692 4041.

• You can call into the school office to complete a paper application form. OR
• You can follow the links to our application form.
• To apply for a place for your 3 or 4-year-old please click here
• Applications are kept on file and as vacancies arise, places are allocated and you will be contacted.

You are also very welcome to visit the school. Please call the school office to book an appointment. You will be able to see the learning environment, learn about how the school works as well as discussing your child’s school place here.

Charges – from September 2025:

• A 15 hour place for 2 year olds eligible for a government funding – Free.
• A 15 hour place for all 3 and 4 year olds – Free.
• A 30 hours place for children with a 30 hour eligibility code– the 30 hour place is free.
• Fee paying Two year old places and any additional hours above Government funding can also be purchased including 'wrap-around care' (Extended Day) from 8 a.m. until 5.30 p.m.
• These sessions are not available on an ad- hoc basis but need to be a regular arrangement across the school year. Please enquire at the school office for a breakdown of costs. 0208 692 4041
• We may occasionally ask for a contribution to any trips out to the local area, if there is an associated cost. Children’s inclusion on such trips is not dependent on payment being made.