Dear Jillian Browne,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Thank you for your information request received on 02/03/2023 our
reference FCIR: 44538 relating to Nursery applications. This is being
dealt with in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

We are presently assessing your request and may be in touch soon to ask
for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not
able to fulfil your request in its present form.

The legislation allows us up to 20 working days from the date that we
receive a valid request, including any clarification we require, to make a
final response.  We will be in touch within 20 working days of receipt of
your initial request to provide our response or to seek clarification
where necessary.  We hope to provide you with the information you are
looking for at an earlier date where possible.

Yours sincerely,

Ross

Ross Wiggin

Information Assistant

Information Management & Requests Team (IMRT)

Fife Council

Fife House

Glenrothes

KY7 5LT

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Dear Jillian Browne,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your information request received 2^nd March 2023, our ref
FCIR: 44538. Please find the request and my response below.

Request: For the years 21/22 and the current applications for 22/23 can
you please advise the following:

1. How many applications were received for a nursery placement

21/22: 2702
22/23: 2774
2. How many applications selected

a - only 1 nursery choice

21/22: 1046
22/23: 1236

b - 2 nursery choices

21/22: 635
22/23: 583

c - 3 nursery choices

21/22: 552
22/23: 549

3. How many applicants were offered and accepted their 1st choice?

21/22: 2357
22/23: 2397

4. How many applicants were offered and accepted their 2nd choice?

21/22: 168
22/23: 172

5. How many applicants were offered and accepted their 3rd choice?

21/22: 28
22/23: 29

6. How many applicants who only put down 1 nursery choice were successful
in their placement?

21/22: 936
22/23: 1104

How many were unsuccessful?

21/22: 110
22/23: 132

7. How many children were not offered a nursery placement?

21/22: 143
22/23: 167

8. How many children are on a waiting list to get into nursery?

21/22: 419
22/23: 501

I trust this meets your requirements.

I would like to draw your attention to the copyright situation in relation
to the material.

The council holds the copyright for the material provided and it may be
reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring
specific permission. This is subject to the material not being used in a
derogatory manner or in a misleading context. The source of the material
must be acknowledged as Fife Council when being reproduced as part of
another publication or service.

If you are dissatisfied with this response, you can ask us to carry out a
review of the decision. You must do this in writing (or other permanent
form) within 40 working days of the date of this email. Your review should
explain why you are dissatisfied with our response and we will respond to
you within 20 working days of receipt. A review should be made to the Head
of Legal & Democratic Services:

Post: Head of Legal & Democratic Services
Finance & Corporate Services
Fife House
North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LY
Email: [1][email address]

If you remain dissatisfied following the review stage, you have the right
to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. Please
refer to the following guidance on how to make a valid appeal:
[2]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

Yours sincerely,

Gemma

Gemma Harrison
Information Management & Requests
Fife Council

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