The terms and conditions are agreed by the management of Butterfly Nursery Ltd and are as follows:-

Sessions

 

  • Early start                      8.30 - 9.00
  • Morning sessions            9.00 - 11.30
  • Lunch sessions               11.30 - 12.30
  • Afternoon sessions         12.30 - 3.00 (doors open 2.55)

Fees and Payments

  • Fees -          Early                     £1.50

                           Session                 £8.25

                           Lunch                    £3.00

Registration fee/deposit of £50.00 is payable when a child joins the nursery this secures a place and £30.00 will be refunded to you when your child leaves. The £20.00 is used towards the cost of insurance and administration and is therefore non-refundable once paid.

Invoices are issued termly at the end of the preceding term. Fees are due on your child's first session of the term, either to be paid in full or arrangements can be made to pay weekly by agreement with the nursery.    

Under payment or late payment requests will not be authorised.  Late payments and returned cheques will be subject to a £5.00 charge

Any ad-hoc sessions or lunches must be paid for in advance.        

Should your fees become a week overdue we may advise you that you cannot bring your child to nursery (session fees) or stay for lunch (lunch fees) until the fees are brought up to date.       

Should the fees remain unpaid we will have no option but to cancel your child's sessions/lunches and your deposit will be used to recover any outstanding fees. 

 

EYEE Funding

  • We are registered with Ofsted and currently receive funding for all 4 year olds and also for 3 year olds from the term following their 3rd birthday for up to 5 2 ½ hour sessions per week for 38 weeks per year subject to availability. Parents will be informed when funding for their child begins and will be required to provide the nursery with a copy of the child's birth certificate or passport.

 

Notice of Termination or Change to booked sessions

  • Should your child leave the nursery before the end of the school year in July the Nursery requires a minimum of 1 month's notice in writing. Should you provide less than 1 month then the nursery reserves the right to hold this deposit.

  • Should you wish to change your child's sessions the Nursery requires a minimum of 2 weeks notice. Increases in sessions are subject to availability and written confirmation will be given.

  • The nursery reserves the right to terminate your child's place with or without notice for non-payment of fees, misconduct of parents or any other reason deemed reasonable.

 

Absence

  • Please inform us if your child will be absent from nursery.

  • Non-attendance due to holiday, sickness or other will be charged at normal rate as running costs remain the same. 

  • The nursery closes during school holidays and bank holidays and there is no charge for this period.

 

General Information & Advice

  • Please inform us of any change of address, telephone number or mobile number and if there are any changes to the persons permitted to collect your child from nursery.

  • Children must be picked up promptly. If you are going to be late please let us know so that we can tell your child and reassure them. Late collection may be subject to a charge of the full hourly rate for every quarter of an hour in order to cover staffing costs.

  • If your child is not collected after 30 minutes and we are unable to contact you the staff will contact our local Social Services for advice.

  • If you are unable to collect your child yourself, please let a member of staff know the person who will be collecting your child. A password may be requested to be given upon entry.

  • Let us know if your child has anything infectious or has to attend hospital.

  • Do not bring your child to nursery if they are unwell, for example if they have had sickness or diarrhoea in the last 48 hours. Some conditions like conjunctivitis are very contagious and spread through the nursery like wildfire.

  • All children staying for lunch must bring their own lunch in a lunch box and you must ensure that an ice-pack is included if your child attends the morning session.
  •  Please ensure you close the outside door behind you when you leave and if you are the last parent to leave the Nursery you ensure that the door is locked behind you.

  • Smoking is prohibited in the nursery.

  • Please dress your child in old clothes. We do have aprons but no matter how hard we try the children do sometimes get paint or water on themselves. This applies to outdoor as well as indoor activities. 

  • Please bring spare underwear and a change of clothes for your child in a named bag. 

  • T-shirts and sweatshirts are available to purchase at the nursery.

 

Settling in

  • Please plan to stay and settle your child if required. Please see our "Settling in Policy"

  • We strongly advise for your child's well being, they only attend one setting.

  • We are delighted should parents wish to help in the nursery. We may need you to complete a CRB declaration to state you are a suitable person.

  • Some children who seem very upset and tearful when they are first left, stop crying as soon as you are out of sight. Others really are very upset and continue to be, which is why parents need to be available for the first few sessions in case it is necessary to recall them (although this is very rare). We can assure you that we will never leave a child to cry. Please see our Settling in policy.

  • The supervisor will monitor any child admitted to the nursery from the age of 2 for a trial period of 1 month to ensure that they settle. Any child that does not settle may be asked to leave. Their name will remain on the waiting list and they will be readmitted as soon as a place becomes available nearer their 3rd birthday.

  

Policies

  • The nursery has a number of policies that are available for parents to peruse. These are as follows:

      • Admissions Policy
      • Behaviour Management Policy
      • Child Protection Policy
      • Confidentiality Policy
      • Equality and Diversity
      • Equipment and Resources Management Policy
      • Food and Drink Policy
      • Health and Safety Policy
      • Late collection of Child Policy
      • Parental Involvement
      • Special Educational Needs Policy
      • Settling in Policy
      • Staffing and Employment
      • Student Placement

       We would especially draw your attention to the following:

    • Child Protection - we intend to create an environment in which children are safe from abuse and in which any suspicion of abuse is promptly and appropriately responded to.

    • Behaviour Management - We believe that children and adults flourish best in an ordered environment in which everyone knows what is expected of them and children are free to develop their play and learning without fear of being hurt or hindered by anyone else.   We aim to work towards a situation in which children can develop self-discipline and self-esteem in an atmosphere of mutual respect and encouragement.

    • Health & Safety - The safety of young children is of paramount importance.

    • Administering of Medicines - The staff are willing to administer only medicines that have been prescribed by a doctor.

    • Special Educational Needs - our setting's policy is to make sure that its provision meets the needs of each individual child whatever special need that child may have.

 

Starting School

  • We have established links with all local schools and lease with them prior to your child starting school. 

  • Attendance at the nursery does not automatically qualify your child a place at Meridian Community Primary School. Parents should apply via the Schools Admissions Team at East Sussex County Council. Details are kept at nursery. 

 

Complaints

  • Should you have any complaint or suggestions for the nursery, the supervisor or owners would be pleased to discuss any issues with you.

  • If you feel that your child was unsafe, or have other more serious worries we have provided the address and telephone number below for Ofsted and will follow up any serious allegation of misconduct.

 

Ofsted

Royal Exchange Buildings

St. Anne's Square

Manchester

M2 7LA                

08456 014771