# Nursery by age

What to expect from 9 months to the move into reception.

Page: https://toddly.co.uk/guides/ages

- [Starting nursery at 9 months](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/starting-nursery-at-9-months.md): What to expect when your baby starts nursery around 9 months, from funded hours and baby rooms to settling in, sleep, feeding and illness.
- [Nursery for 1-year-olds](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/nursery-for-1-year-olds.md): What nursery is like for 1-year-olds, how toddlers spend the day, settling in at this age, funding and what to look for on a visit.
- [Nursery for 2-year-olds](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/nursery-for-2-year-olds.md): Nursery at age 2: funded hours for 2-year-olds, the progress check, toddler rooms, ratios, behaviour, toilet training and what to ask on a visit.
- [The pre-school year](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/pre-school-year.md): What the year before reception looks like at nursery or pre-school, the universal 15 hours, getting ready for school and applying for a reception place.
- [Moving on to reception](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/moving-on-to-reception.md): When children start reception in England, how to apply for a school place, what happens to funded hours, and how to help your child move from nursery to school.

## Other guides

- [Choosing a nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/choosing.md): How to compare nurseries, what to ask on a visit and how to read Ofsted's report cards.
- [Paying for nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/paying.md): Funded hours, Tax-Free Childcare, Universal Credit and the extras nurseries charge.
- [Types of nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/guides/types.md): Montessori, forest school, Reggio, Steiner, bilingual, term-time and more, explained plainly.