Admissions Management for Preschools and Nurseries

When parents apply for a younger sibling of an existing student, the platform auto-links to the family record, applies the sibling-priority rule per institution policy, and surfaces the priority status to admissions staff. Policies vary: UK private nurseries typically guarantee a sibling seat; US Head Start and oversubscribed state Pre-K use sibling-tie-break in the lottery per program rules; private US/India/UK preschools may give priority points in merit-based admissions. The platform stores the policy explicitly and applies it auditably for parent communication and accreditation evidence.

The parent portal shows the child's current waitlist position, the last date the position changed, and an approximate-likely-offer-week based on historical movement rates. When a child withdraws or a seat opens, the waitlist auto-moves and the next family receives notification by email/SMS. This eliminates the most common preschool admin call ("what is my waitlist position?") — admin reports show this reduces parent-query volume by 70-85%.

For UK nurseries, NHS Red Book vaccination records upload at admission with NHS-aligned vaccine list and booster-expiry tracking. For US preschools, state-specific immunisation requirements configure per state (state-specific exemption workflows where permitted). For Australian early learning, AIR (Australian Immunisation Register) integration auto-pulls per parent consent, eliminating manual entry. For Indian pre-schools, RCH (Reproductive and Child Health) and UIP (Universal Immunisation Programme) vaccine lists configure per state.

UK EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) requires baseline assessment within the first 6 weeks of enrolment across the seven areas (three prime, four specific). The admission workflow captures key-person assignment at enrolment and triggers the EYFS baseline at first-attendance. Baseline observations integrate with ongoing tracking through the EYFS profile at end of Reception year. Ofsted inspection evidence assembles from the integrated record.

Yes. The Right to Education Act 2009 mandates 25% of seats in private unaided schools (typically EWS — Economically Weaker Section, and DG — Disadvantaged Group) for children from low-income families, with state-government fee reimbursement. The platform handles separate RTE eligibility track (income certificate verification, address verification, distance-to-school check per state RTE rules), RTE-specific document checklist, state-government fee-claim workflow, and audit-trail for state RTE-cell inspection. Per-state RTE rule variations (Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka have different specific rules) configure per institution.