Places left
52places
9first choices
19left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
BELFAST EAST · PRIVATE
Wee Care Day Nurseries PG (Kings Road)
DE reference 1CA0410 · Private settings funded through the Pre-School Education Programme for their funded places.
2026/27 intake in brief
Places leftIn 2026/27, 26 target-age children listed Wee Care Day Nurseries PG (Kings Road) as their first choice. The setting had 32 funded places. All of them were offered a place. 1 place went to target-age children who ranked it second or lower. 5 places were still unfilled at the end of Stage 2.
32funded places
26target-age first choices
0first choices not placed
5places left after Stage 2
Ranked 11 of 18 Belfast East settings by first-choice applicants per place (0.81 here; 0.83 across Belfast).
Three intakes compared
Funded places against the number of target-age children who listed this setting first.
- Funded places
- Target-age children who chose it first
- 2024/25 Filled 30 first choices for 32 places · 0 left
- 2025/26 Places left 25 first choices for 32 places · 5 left
- 2026/27 Places left 26 first choices for 32 places · 5 left
Admissions criteria
Each setting decides who gets a place when it has more applicants than places. Criteria commonly include target age, siblings, distance or other circumstances. Some give priority to a first preference.
Criteria for September 2027 are due on 9 December 2026. Find them on the EA profile .
Before you rank it
- Read the criteria for your intake year, not an older one.
- Check the session times (full-time or part-time) suit your family.
- Visit or call if you can, and ask whether the setting holds an open day.
Full figures by preference
“1st” counts children who listed this setting as their first preference, and so on. “Other” is fourth or later. Places cover the whole programme, shared by both age groups.
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Wee Care Day Nurseries PG (Kings Road) | Target age | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Wee Care Day Nurseries PG (Kings Road) | Underage | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Wee Care Day Nurseries PG (Kings Road) | Target age | 32 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Wee Care Day Nurseries PG (Kings Road) | Underage | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Wee Care Day Nurseries PG (Kings Road) | Target age | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
ALTERNATIVES
Belfast East settings with places left in 2026/27
Places left
52places
31first choices
16left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
Places left
40places
31first choices
5left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
Places left
16places
13first choices
1left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
How to read these figures
The Education Authority counts applications and allocations at the end of Stage 2. A child can appear in several settings’ application counts but is offered at most one place. Late changes, withdrawals and offers made after Stage 2 are not included, so the figures are not live vacancies.
“Target age” children are in their final pre-school year and are placed first. “Underage” children are a year younger and only receive places that remain. More about the data.