Admissions Policy Terms and Conditions

It is our intention to make Buttercups genuinely accessible to children and families from all sections of the local community. 50 weeks of the year.

In order to accomplish this, we will:

• Describe the nursery school and its practices in terms which make it clear that it welcomes fathers and mothers, other relations and carers, including childminders and people from all cultural, ethnic, religious and social groups, with and without disabilities.
• Monitor the gender and ethnic background of children joining the group to ensure that no accidental discrimination is taking place.
• Make our equal opportunities policy widely known.
• Ask parents to choose which hours they would like their children to attend subject to availability.

Admisson Fee

• £100 will be charged to secure a place at Buttercups Nursery School.
• £50 of this amount will be charged at the time of registration and is non-refundable. As part of this non-refundable fee you will be given a yellow crewneck t-shirt, a book bag and a blue shoe bag
• The final £50, of the above £100 payment, will be required 12 months prior to your child’s start date, along with confirmation of days and hours attending. (This charge will be refunded when your child/children leave Buttercups Nursery School).
• This payment will not be refunded if you cancel your registration with us before your child has started at the setting.

Admission

• We only reserve places for children who are joining Buttercups at 2yrs 9mths to the term before the Government Funding commences.
• Funded places cannot be reserved unless the funding period commences from the beginning of the academic year, (September)
• If you defer your child’s starting date by 4 weeks or more you will be asked to pay a retainer of 50% of your monthly fees to keep your child’s space at Buttercups Nursery School.
• If you reduce your child’s days and/or hours by more than 2 weeks or more you will be asked to pay full fees to keep your child’s space at Buttercups Nursery School.
• Alternatively you can apply for a space when the funding commences.

Hours (subject to availability)

• Extra hours will be charged at £6.75
• We do not permit any swapping of hours between children/siblings at the nursery school.
• We do not permit any swapping of hours/days when children cannot attend their booked in sessions.
• We do not charge for Bank Holidays.

Notice

• We require a written notice period of 6 weeks for any reduction in days/hours, (subject to availability).
• Non Funded Children – 6 weeks written notification must be given to terminate your contract with Buttercups Nursery School.
• Funded Children – 6 weeks written notification must be given to terminate your contract with Buttercups Nursery School.
• School Leavers – 12 weeks written notice must be given to terminate your contract with Buttercups Nursery School. NB please note that if you wish your child to leave before the end of the month 19th July / 10th August) no refunds will be given for the remaining weeks of that month.

NB We will require a copy of your child’s birth certificate, please bring with you on your child’s 1 hour visit to Buttercups, many thanks.