The Bath House Children’s Community Centre

76 Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2EY

Phone: 020 7923 7754 Fax: 020 7923 3654Email:

Nursery Contract of Terms and Conditions

Nursery Fees and Notice Period

  1. To secure a Nursery place a deposit of 1 month’s fees and a non-refundable administration fee of £50.00 is required. The deposit will be deducted from the last month’s fees, with the required 2 months notice of leaving. In the case of new bookings if a 2 months notice is not provided the deposit will be retained.
  2. For a parent who is a student or who will receive a funded place, a reduced deposit of 2 weeks fees plus a non-refundable administration fee of £50.00 is required.
  3. Fees will be charged in accordance with the agreed attendance of your child.
  4. Two month’s written notice is required to end your child’s attendance at nursery. In the event of insufficient notice the deposit will be retained in lieu of notice and if the outstanding amount is more, this must be paid in full. If your child receives the 3 year old nursery grant a school terms notice is required.
  5. Once a start date is agreed between the nursery and yourself, if for any reason your child does not attend the nursery on the agreed date, fees will still be charged from that date if we don’t have 2 months notice. For children starting in Sept we would need notice by 1st July.
  6. Fees are to be paid monthly on the 1st of each month, in advance, by standing order. Childcare vouchers are accepted. Exceptions to this must be agreed by the manager.
  7. If your child cannot attend nursery for any reason, fees still charged. Please inform us if your child will not attend. Please note you are not charged when the nursery is closed in normal circumstances, such as Bank Holidays and Xmas and August closure periods.
  8. Where the nursery has to close due to circumstances beyond our control, for example severe weather conditions, fees will be charged as usual.

Changes to bookings and additional sessions

  1. Requests for changes to bookings or for extra sessions should always be made in writing or by email.
  2. A change of booking or additional days is at the discretion of the manager.
  3. Any fees for additional sessions will be added to the monthly invoice. Please pay for extra sessions in addition to your monthly standing order. We accept payment by cheque for extra sessions.
  4. A decrease in attendance requires one month’s written notice, as we will need this time to fill the place.
  5. A change from full time attendance (47 weeks) to term-time only (38 weeks) requires 1 month’s written notice. If the child receives the nursery grant please see below as different terms apply.
  6. Extra nursery days in holiday periods must be booked at least two weeks in advance, so we can plan staffing. Late bookings may be refused due to insufficient staffing.
  7. Please adjust your standing order amount if your child’s regular booking changes.

3 year olds receiving the Nursery Grant

  1. Children who receive the nursery grant will have the grant deducted from their monthly fees.
  1. Any extra sessions will be charged at the full fee rate as the Nursery grant has already been deducted from fees.
  2. Children who are booked to attend full-time (47 weeks in the year) have the nursery grant spread over their monthly fees over a 12 month period.
  3. Children who are booked to attend term-time (38 weeks in the year) have the nursery grant spread over their monthly fees over an 11 month period.

Changing full-time/term-time for children receiving Nursery Grant

  1. To change from full-term to term-time attendance, you must notify us before the beginning of the school term, and fees must be paid till the end of the school term. This is due to the way the nursery grant is paid.
  2. To change from term-time to full-time attendance, you must notify us before the beginning of the school term, and fees must be paid till the end of the school term. This is due to the way the nursery grant is paid. School terms begin at the start of September, January and April, and school ends in the third week of July each year.

Late Picking up fee

  1. If a child is picked up from nursery more than 10 minutes late, without prior arrangement, a late fee of £10 will be charged and added to the monthly invoice.

Other

  1. The childcare at the Bath House is governed by the framework and guidelines of the Government’s Early Year Foundation Stage programme.
  2. If any issues arise between your child and another child please bring it directly to the attention of Bath House staff and allow the staff to deal with the issue as a priority.
  3. If fees are not paid in accordance to the terms and conditions the Bath House reserves the right to withdraw your child’s place at the Nursery.
  4. Information held on your child is confidential and covered by the Data Protection Act.

Agreement

I declare that the information given on this contract is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I have read and understood the terms and conditions of Bathhouse Children’s Community Centre, completed the registration form and Booking Form. I agree to be bound by these terms. I accept that I will be personally responsible for the payment of fees and I agree that this document is legally binding.

Signature (parent/guardian) ……………………………………………………

Full Name …………………………………......

Name of child/children ………………………………………………….

Date …………………………………......