Apply for pre-school and school places
How to apply for pre-school and school places in West Lothian through the Pupil Placement section.
Nursery or pre-school is now referred to as 'Early Learning & Childcare' and ELC is used to indicate this provision throughout the information below.
West Lothian Council provide education as the following :
- Early Learning & Childcare 2 year old provision
- A) Early Learning & Childcare 3 and 4 year old provision
B) Early Learning & Childcare 3 and 4 year old provision - Flexible provision - Wraparound Care
- Early Learning & Childcare Additional Year (or deferral of P1)
- Primary School Places
- Secondary School Places
Applying for a Place
The Pupil Placement section deals with all applications for ELC and wraparound, and deals with applications for the August primary one (P1) and secondary one (S1) intakes.
Schools deal with applications for other stages and for P1 and S1 after the pupils start school.
To apply for a school, ELC or wraparound place you must complete an on-line application form. If you are unable to complete an on-line application, paper versions of all application forms are available from schools, nursery schools, libraries, Council Information Service Offices and from the Pupil Placement Section.
An on-line form for applying for ELC 2 Year Old provision will be available as soon as possible.
Full details of the application process are set out in the Policy documents in Related Documents. Each Provision has:
- application form(which requires to be completed and submitted),
- Policy document (which explains the policy and process for that provision) a
- Guidance notes (which lists establishments that provide this provision and contact details/times for them). 2 year old provisions guidance is in the form of a flowchart.
The Pupil Placement Section has a database with details of children under 19 living in West Lothian. We get information from letters we send to households, from the Health Board when children are born, from application forms and from the schools databases. If we have your child's details on our database we will write to you to ask you to apply for ELC, P1 and S1 at the appropriate times.
- 1. Early Learning & Childcare (ELC) 2 year old provision Find out more information about the Early Learning & Childcare 2 year old provision.
- 2. Apply for an ELC place in a Council establishment or for funding to attend a partner establishment Find out how to apply for an ELC place for a 3 or 4 year old child in a West Lothian Council establishment or for funding to attend a partner establishment.
- 3. Wraparound Care - Application Form We have set up wraparound care facilities at some of our Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) establishments in line with Scottish Government guidance. To be eligible for wraparound care your child must have an ELC place or be attending P1 to P3.
- 4. ELC Additional Year (Or Deferral of P1) - Application Form You can apply here for an additional year of ELC for your child.
- 5. Apply for a place in a Primary School Find out how to apply for a place in a Primary School in West Lothian Council, this includes P1 places, out of session or any other stage and applying for a place with specialist provision.
- 6. Apply for a place in a Secondary School Find out how to apply for a place in a Secondary School in West Lothian Council, this includes S1 places, out of session or any other stage and applying for a place with specialist provision.
