Statement of Intent

It is our intention to make our setting accessible to the children and families from the local community.  We ensure that information about our setting is accessible in written and spoken form.

We will treat all children and their families as individuals, regardless of their gender, special educational needs, disabilities, background, religion and ethnicity

Aim and objectives

We aim to ensure that all sections of the community have access to the setting through open, fair and clearly communicated procedures and to achieve this aim, we follow the admissions policy.
We provide good quality childcare, in a safe, non-smoking, secure, friendly and happy environment. Working with parents/carers as partnership is paramount to meeting the needs of each child.

We try our best to get your child(ren) ready for reception through educational fun and play providing plenty of rest time and action. We want to provide an environment where we would be happy to leave our own children without worry.
 

CONTRACT AGREEMENT

Child’s name:

Date:

We encourage that parents must read and complete all the necessary paperwork before their child(ren) can attend the setting and pay the relevant deposit and administration fee.

·Permanent place (to include Term Time only or Holidays only contracts):

Opening hours and booking fees

 Monday –Friday 8 am-6 pm

Please tick boxes as appropriate:

(  )  Full time, Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm    ---------- £8.00 per hour

(  ) Under 2 years old ---------£10.00 per hour per child

(  )   Hourly rate   ----£8.00  per child

(   ) Before 8 am  and after 6pm £12.00 per hour

Once booked, if a child does not attend for any reason, you will still be charged for this place. If you wish to cancel the place altogether, 3 weeks’ notice in writing is required.

Temporary
We will accept temporary or occasional bookings as long as there are places available. If a temporary place has been booked and is no longer required, the setting must be given 48 hours’ notice. If notice is not given, the place will still be charged for.

Fee structure and administration cost.

After School Club:

Fees are charged at £22.00 per day for permanent places, £24.00 for pay as you go  A £100.00 deposit must be paid prior to your child starting. This will be refunded once child starts

The setting recognises that childcare can be costly, so eligible parents or carers are encouraged to claim the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit. We are also registered to accept childcare e-vouchers.

Delete or modify the following payment terms as applicable                                 

·Fees are payable Weekly or monthly in advance

·Fees can be paid by bank transfer, standing order or cash.

·There is a charge of £1.00 per child per minute for late collection, which will be issued as an invoice if requested.

·Fees are charged for booked sessions whether the child attends or not

·We offer a 10% discount for siblings

Payment of fees  

Fees are reviewed annually by the registered person. The setting will consider requests for a variation to payment terms on an individual basis. Anyone making these requests should contact the manager at the earliest opportunity. Any queries regarding fees should be directed to the manager.

If fees are not paid, the setting will write to the parent or carer, requesting payment. If the parents or carers are having difficulty making the payment on time, we recommend that they arrange a meeting with me (the manager) as soon as possible.

Where there is no explanation for repeated late payment, the manager will contact the parents or carers to discuss payment options. The manager may issue a formal warning to the parent or carer informing them that continued late payment will result in their child’s place at the setting being withdrawn.

If the fees remain unpaid after all the above options have been explored, the setting may have to cancel the child’s place.

Meals: We provide breakfast, lunch and dinner. All meals and drinks are FREE as they are part of the childcare cost.

Please tick boxes as appropriate:

(  )  Breakfast; your child must be with me at least by 8 .30am

(   ) Lunch; your child must be with me at least by 11.50 am

(   ) Dinner; no dinner is offered if your child is collected before 4pm                                   

(   ) Snack

Charges for Holidays, absents and sickness

Due to parent/child’s sickness: As hourly rate

Due to childminder’s sickness: No charge

Parent/child’s occasional day off: As hourly rate

Parent’s annual holiday: As hourly rate

Childminder’s holiday and occasional days off No charge

Statutory public holidays (setting will be closed): Otherwise £15.00 per hour per child

Payday is the first of every month in advance unless otherwise agreed.

Parent/carer’s signature:________

Childminder’s signature________