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Happy Bunnies Nursery Charging Policy

 

Nursery Fees and Payments

· Charges are due even if the Child is absent.

· Fees will be charged for the upcoming month and will be paid to us on the 6th of the month.

· We charge for bank holidays, but not for Christmas closure and/or staff training days.

· The quoted charges are per Child, per session

· Extra sessions will be charged for at the current rate and must be booked and paid for on the day.

· Invoices are issued monthly and must be paid in full that month

· No payment shall be deemed to have been made until it is cleared into our the bank account

· If a cheque bounces, or payment fails, we may charge a reasonable administration fee (currently charged at £20)

· All payments must normally be made by standing order and/or childcare vouchers. We may agree to payment by cash or cheque, but it is your responsibility to obtain a receipt from the nursey as proof of payment.

· We may increase our charges once per year. We will give you written notice of any such increase one month before the proposed date of increase

· Nursery will charge for meal and snacks throughout the day. Our current rates for Nursery meals are £2 for lunch and tea. This is subject to change.

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Without restricting any other legal right that we may have, if you fail to pay us on time, we may:

· Charge you a reasonable administration fee (currently £20)

· Suspend all Services until payment has been made in full, which will include the suspension of the Child, or even terminate the contract permanently.

· If you are 45 days or more late in paying us, we may also charge you our reasonable costs of seeking to recover the overdue payments. Such costs will be added to your running account and should be paid within 30 days of notification of them to you.

 

Funding for Early Years Nursery Education

We accept children who are entitled to this funding. All 3 and 4-year-olds in England are entitled to 15 hours of free early education or childcare each week or 30 hours if eligible for 38 weeks of the year. You can start claiming your free hours the term after your child turns 3. In addition, working Parents may be eligible for 15 hours funding from September 2024 and 30 hours funding from September 2025. Some 2-year-olds in England can get 15 hours passport for 2 free early education and childcare funding if eligible. Please visit www.beststartinlife.gov.uk to see if

you are eligible. We will apply for such funding once your child is entitled to claim. You will be asked to sign a separate contract to confirm your child’s eligibility. Once a child has been enrolled, their place will be reserved for them throughout the time the parent wishes their child to attend the nursery or until they commence Primary School education.

In certain circumstances funding can be stretched over a maximum of 51 weeks instead of the usual 38 weeks in this instance parents/carers may be required to pay a top up fee.

 

Notice Period

Due to the long-term commitment we make when reserving a child’s place, we must ask you to make a similar commitment to us. We therefore, require a minimum on one month’s written notice, to reduce or cancel your child’s normal booking.

 

Increasing your booking is subject to availability & the account being up-to-date.

 

Late Collection

It is extremely important that you child is collected from the Nursery at the correct time. Two members of staff are required to stay with any child who has not been collected. This will incur an initial charge of charge of £5 per child with a further charge of £5 per 15 minutes or part of until the child has been collected.