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Pre-School Education (2 - 4 Years)

Pre-school education in not statutory. It is designed for children in the year immediately before they enter P1, but some places are available for younger children.
PRE SCHOOL EDUCATION

Free places (ie funded by the Education and Library Board) are available in a range of pre-school centres including:

  • nursery schools
  • nursery units in primary schools and
  • voluntary and private playgroups and day nurseries which are part of the Pre-school Education Expansion Programme (these centres may also offer fee paying places to parents).

Parents should complete a single application form that lists in order of preference those pre-school settings where you would consider sending your child.

You should contact the principal/playgroup leader of the centre in which you are interested in obtaining a place for your child. He/she will give you an information booklet and an application form.

The booklet which is produced on a council basis is also available on request from the

Pupil and Parent Unit,
Southern Education and Library Board, 3 Charlemont Place,
The Mall,
Armagh,
BT61 9AX

Pre-school Helpline:   028 3751 2455 or 028 3751 2526
Pre-school E-Mail:   preschool.admissions@selb.org

Click here to download the Pre-School Application Form (55 Kb pdf).

The Education Minister on 21 December 2011 has conditionally approved the establishment of a new part-time nursery unit at Orchard County
Primary School, Portadown
. As it was too late to include the admissions criteria in the Armagh Pre-school Booklet for 2012/2013 it can be downloaded
using the following link, Orchard County Primary School, Nursery Unit, Portadown

Ladybird Lane Day Care

Washingford Playgroup



Pre-school booklets are also available as pdf downloads:


COUNCIL AREA
ARMAGH


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