Terms and conditions

1. Admission

Admission to Peques Anglo – Spanish Nursery Schools is carried out on application submitted by parents or other legal guardians of the child. Application Forms provided by parents have to be returned to Peques along with non-refundable Registration Fee of £35.00. Once a place is offered it should be secured within a month of the date a confirmation letter is dispatched to the parents by provision of £500.00 deposit. The deposit is fully refundable on the following conditions:

- One full calendar month notice of withdrawal has been provided e.g. notice given on the 20th April starts on 1st May and ends on 31st May.
- There is no outstanding balance on child’s account
- The child has attended the nursery for at least three months from the commencement date

The deposit may be waved only for special arrangements or promotions announced by Peques.

Any child who starts Peques Anglo – Spanish Nursery Schools is expected to attend at least three months.

The following categories of children will have priority in obtaining a place in Peques:

- Children who already have siblings in the nurseries
- More frequent attendance schedule

Unfortunately Peques will have to refuse a place to the children who intend to attend Peques for less than three months.

2. Fees

Fees are payable by standing order on the 24th day of each calendar month. The aforesaid month runs from the first day to the last day of the following month, e.g. 24th of April standing order settles the fees for the month of May. The deposit will be set against outstanding fees including fees payable under paragraph (3) or other outstanding payments but will be otherwise refunded when a child leaves the nursery as per paragraph (1).

All the fees for Extra Sessions should be settled by the end of the calendar month, in which the session was booked. Please note that the session cannot be cancelled and will still be charged should the notice of cancellation be received less than 24 hours before the session.

The fees change following the child’s second birthday. Such changes take effect in the following month, e.g. if a child’s birthday is on 7th March, the fees will change as of 1st April.

Peques provided 8% discount to the older sibling should two or more siblings attend one of our nursery schools.

All the cheque submitted to Peques towards fees that are subsequently returned by the bank unpaid are subject to £10.00 Penalty Charge billed to the account upon bank’s notification, and subject to lateness penalties until the bill is settled.

Peques reserves the right to review fees annually. The notice of such changes will be posted by Peques at least one month before they take effect.

The monthly fees are calculated by multiplying a weekly figure by 50 and divided by 12. Therefore all the months’ fees are the same irrespective of the bank holidays or weekends. Please note that the first working day of January is classed as a teachers’ training day. This day is classed as a normal payable day.

Peques retains the right to suspend the provision of childcare at any time if the fees have not been paid providing notice until the last day of calendar month (notice given on 12th April will take effect on 30th April) but not less than two weeks.

Grants for 3 and 4 years old are available; we also take WFTC (Working Families Tax Credit) in consideration.

The nursery regrets that refunds cannot be arranged in the case of absence or holidays.

3. Notice of removal or reduction in attendance

A child may be withdrawn from Peques or his/her attendance reduced by providing a written one calendar month notice. Please note that the notice’s calendar month commences on the first day of the following month, e.g. notice submitted on 12th April will take effect on 31st May. Should the child stop attending the nursery prior to the leave date set by this paragraph, the fees may still be charged.

4. Ilness

The Nursery Manager should be notified if children have been in contact with any infectious diseases. The nursery reserves the right to refuse entry to any child the Manager considers is, or may be, unwell or suffering from any contagious or infectious complaint. In the event of an accident or illness requiring medical treatment, every effort will be made to contact parent/carer. If all else fails the nursery will take the child to hospital or child's doctor.

5. Excursions

It is the practice of the nursery to take children on visits to places of interest, such as the library. Your permission is requested and therefore a signature is required with the registration form. The parents may from time to time be asked to pay additional charges for extracurricular outings (e.g. museums, zoo, others).

6. Loss and Damage

Peques cannot take responsibility for loss or damage to property or clothing. All clothing must be clearly labeled. Children should not bring jewellery, money or toys except for 'Show and Tell', Settling In Period or other special arrangements.

7. Collection

No child will be allowed to leave the premises alone and the person collecting the child must be known by the nursery staff. Please do not send anyone unknown to the nursery to collect your child. Please make every effort to collect your child promptly at the end of each session. Should you however be unable to pick up your child yourself please ensure you have established a password with the nursery and communicate the password to the person whom you have authorised to collect the child. Please inform the nursery of the person who is going to collect your child prior to that person's arrival at Peques. Please note without all the above mentioned procedures Peques will not permit the person who is not known to the members of staff as an authorised person to collect the child.

Children must be collected no later than 1pm for Morning Sessions and 6pm for Afternoon/Full Day Sessions, failure to do so will incur a Late Collection Charge of £3 per 15 minutes for collections after 1 pm and £5 for every 15 minutes after 6 pm. Parents are required to sign the late book to confirm the time of collection as noted from the clock in the hall.

8. Uniforms

All the children are required to wear a uniform while at Peques. Children attending Baby Room are exempt.

9. Opening Hours

Peques is open from 8.00am till 6.00pm Monday through Friday and 50 weeks a year. Holidays on which Peques is closed include Bank Holidays and two weeks at Christmas. Dates of these holidays will be advised in advance.

10. Employment of Members of Staff

Teachers from Peques are not permitted to babysit for the parents whose children attend Peques Anglo- Spanish Nursery Schools.

If a parent employs a member of staff from Peques within six months of the member of staff’s departure, then the parent will be subject to our recruitment fee of 10% of the staff's annual gross salary before they left.