Little Elves

Montessori nursery school

Little Elves Montessori - Terms and Conditions

Little Elves Montessori Nursery School Limited

Terms And Conditions

  1. Registration Form

    Where we have capitalised a term we are referring to the definition in our enclosed Terms of Business.

    REQUIRED INFORMATION 

    		 

    RESPONSE

    YOUR CHILD

    		  

     

    Child’s name

    		  

     

    Date of Birth

    		  

     

    Gender

    		  

     

    Address

    		  

     

    Nationality

    		 

     

    Languages spoken

    		  

     

    Parent's Contact details - name

    		  

     

    Parent's Contact details – telephone

    		  

     

    Doctor’s Contact details – name

    		  

     

    Doctor’s Contact details – telephone

    		  

     

    Allergies

    		  

     

    Please indicate if your child has had:

    		  

    chicken pox, measles, whooping cough, German measles, polio, smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever

    Medicine consent form

    		 

     

     

    		  

     

    YOUR REQUIREMENTS

    		  

     

    Indefinite

    		 

     

    Which Terms

    		  

     

    Number of Sessions per week (please detail below)

    		  

     

    Additional music class (1 per week)

    		  

     

    Additional dance class (1 per week)

    		  

     

    Holiday Activities (please detail Easter and / or Summer)

    		 

     
  2. Your child's Requirements

     

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    Morning

     

     

     

     

     

    Afternoon

     

     

     

     

     

    Full Day

     

     

     

     

     
  3. Background Information
    1. Fees [£]

       

      Mon

      Tues

      Weds

      Thurs

      Fri

      Per term

      Ballet

      Music

      Morning

       

       

       

       

       

      £1,540

       

       

      Afternoon

       

       

       

       

       

      £1,320

       

       

      Full Day

       

       

       

       

       

      £2,640

       

       
    2. Our Year

      Period

      When during year

      Current Year

      Spring Term

      First Wednesday in January for 12 weeks (also ending on a Wednesday)

       

      Easter Activities

      Following ten days

       

      Summer Term

      Following Wednesday for 12 weeks ending on a Wednesday

       

      School closed for a week

      School closed for a week

       

      Summer Activities

      Following six weeks

       

      School closed for two weeks

      School closed for two weeks

       

      Autumn Term

      Following Wednesday for 13 weeks

       

      School closed for three weeks

      School closed for three weeks

       

    3. Our Day

      Morning Session

      8.55am to 12pm

      Lunch

      12pm to 1pm

      Afternoon Session

      1pm to 3.45pm

  4. Signing

    I sign these Terms and Conditions and confirm that the details I have provided to you in the Registration Form which includes the Standing Order are accurate.

    You acknowledge that we will proceed on the basis that the details are accurate. You agree to immediately update us as to when these details may change. You understand that the Terms of Business are reasonable but if a court or any other regulatory body regards any clause as unreasonable then that clause will be removed but the remaining clauses of the Terms of Business will remain in full force.  

    Although the School uses Montessori teaching methods please note that the provision of Montessori teaching methods is not a contractual right.

    Signature parent 1

    Signature parent 2

    Print name (on behalf of Little Elves Montessori Nursery School)

    Signature
  5. Terms Of Business

    1. Definitions

      • Application:any application you present on behalf of your child.
      • Employee:any employee of the School or person engaged by the School on a contract for services.
      • Entity:any partnership, company or limited liability partnership.
      • Fee:the fees as set out in part 3(a) payable for Sessions for a Term.
      • Holiday Activities:the Easter or Summer activity programmes as referred to in Section 3 (b).
      • Premises:any premises where the School’s business is located.
      • School:Little Elves Montessori Nursery School Limited.
      • Session:the morning or afternoon sessions the times of which are set out in section 3(c).
      • Term:the Spring, Summer and Autumn terms as detailed in section 3 (b).
      1. Registration
        1. 1.We will immediately advise you once we have processed any Application and we will inform you when a place becomes available. You will have one week from receipt of our letter to accept the place otherwise it will be withdrawn.
        2. 1.We cannot guarantee that a place will be available and we cannot reserve places while we process your Application.
        3. 1.You recognise that our bookings cover at least one Term and we do not accept registrations on "ad hoc" basis for individual sessions during a Term.
        4. 1.We will not accept your Application if you only require one or two sessions per week.
        5. 1.If your requirements will change for the following Term you must advise us of those new requirements by resubmitting to us a revised Registration Form by the end of the term in question. If you fail to do so you will be committed to pay the fees for your current arrangements.
        6. 1.If you wish your child to withdraw from the School you must give at least one Term’s full notice in writing to the School.
        7. 1.Notwithstanding clause 7.1.1 these Terms of Business can only be varied by an officer of the School and no communication by an employee regardless of status and whether this is confirmed in writing will vary these Terms of Business.
      2. Financial
        1. 2.Registration Fee
          1. You will pay a Registration Fee which will cover the costs we incur in administering your application and this fee will not be refundable.
          2. You recognise that once the Administration Procedure has been completed your child will have no guarantee of a place.
        2. 2.Payment of Fees
          1. You will pay our fees for each Term on presentation of our invoice by standing order, cheque or vouchers.
          2. If you fail to pay fees we reserve the right to offer your child’s place to another parent or charge interest at 2% above the base rate of HSBC.
        3. 2.Increase in Fees
          1. The Fees as set in section 3(b) will change for each Term and should you not agree to any increase in Fees then you can immediately withdraw your child from the School.
        4. 2.Holiday Activities
          1. If you have in the Registration Form selected Holiday Activities then six weeks prior to the Holiday Activities you will receive a letter confirming your arrangements in respect of which you will be invoiced two weeks later. Should you not wish to take the place for your child then you will have these two weeks to inform us failing which you will be liable to pay the Fees for the Holiday Activities.
        5. 2.Late arrival / collection
          1. If you collect your child more than thirty minutes after the end of the Session in question then the School reserves the right to charge you additional fees.
        6. 2.Holidays / illness
          1. You have pre-booked and pre-paid for Sessions so if your child regardless of reason or cause cannot attend the School for a particular Session then, and regardless of notice the School may receive from you, the School will not (unless at its unfettered discretion it decides to do so) offer you Sessions in lieu.
          2. You will not receive alternative Sessions or a refund of Fees in relation to any public holiday during a Term when the School is closed.
          3. You will not receive alternative Sessions or a refund of Fees in relation to any election day when the School is closed because the Premises are used for a Polling Station).
        7. 2.Siblings
          1. If you register a sibling of your child then that second child will receive a 10% discount on all our Fees.
      3. Your Obligations
        1. 3.You will inform and update the School as to:
          1. any contagious disease your child may carry;
          2. any changes to the persons who will collect your child;
          3. inform the School if the Child is subject to a court order and provide the School with a copy of the court order.
        2. 3.(If you have allowed us to administer medicines) You agree to promptly when necessary complete the medical consent form.
      4. Our Rules
        1. 4.You must ensure that you provide the School with nappies, wipes, medicines and other items which the School will require to fulfil our responsibilities regarding your child.
        2. 4.If your child brings toys to the Premises then the School will take no responsibility for the loss or damage to these toys.
        3. 4.Please do not allow your child to bring toys with sharp ends or chocolates into the Premises.
        4. 4.You agree not to bring into the Premises any items including sun creams or food packaging which may provoke a nut allergy.
        5. 4.We cannot tolerate any rudeness or offensive behaviour towards our staff and we will withdraw your child from the School with no refund of our Fees should this occur.
        6. 4.If we take the view that your child may have been neglected or abused then we have a duty to report this to the authorities with or without your consent.
        7. 4.If we consider that your child is unruly or behaving in an anti-social manner then we reserve the right to call in external assistance.
      5. Non solicitation
          1. 5.You agree while your child attends the School and for six months' thereafter not to employ or engage the services of any Employee who is employed or engaged by the School in the six months prior to your child's last day at the School. You accept that this restriction will apply to any Entity in respect of which own (beneficially or otherwise),are involved in the management of or have any financial stake or economic interest.
          2. 5.The provisions of clause 5.1 shall also apply to you encouraging any Employee to provide childcare services to your children or children of your friends, family or acquaintances.
      6. Data Protection
        1. 6.The School will adhere to the Data Protection Act relating to the data you disclose to the School pertaining to your children.
      7. General
        1. 7.Entire Agreement and Variations
          1. This document constitutes the entire agreement reached between the parties. Each party confirms to the other that it has not relied upon any representation (excluding those which are fraudulent) not recorded in this Agreement which induced that party to enter into this Agreement. No variation of this Agreement will be valid unless confirmed in writing to you by us.
        2. 7.Third Party Rights
          1. No third party shall acquire rights under this agreement pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
        3. 7.Jurisdiction
          1. This Agreement is written in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute that may arise between us can only be litigated in the English and Welsh courts.