Contracts & Hours
For your convenience and to enable flexibility in provision, there are various sessions available on either a term time or 50-week contract.
Session times and fees vary according to the age of your child. Currently in the Baby Room (0-2 years) we only offer Full days from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm.
In both the Toddler Room (2 years) and Pre School Room (3-4 years) we offer either full days (7.30 am – 6.00 pm) or school hours (8.45 am – 3.15 pm) with an option to either add a breakfast session (7.30 am – 8.45 am) or an after school session (3.15 pm – 6.00 pm) subject to availability, to suit your circumstances.
You have an option to choose for your child to attend Nursery 50 weeks of the year or Term Time. More detailed information comparing the two types of Contract are given in the Parent/Carer Contract but a brief outline is given below.
Term Time Contracts are usually for 38 weeks of the year (but can be longer dependent upon when Easter falls) – please see the term dates as agreed by BMBC. This contract means that you will be required to pay as normal for all sessions/fees booked during term time regardless of whether or not your child attends nursery, for example if they are ill or you chose for them not to attend Nursery for any reason. This will retain their place at Nursery.
There is no holiday entitlement and you will not be charged for School Holidays unless you specifically request additional sessions with the Nursery Manager.
50 Week Contracts mean that you will be required to pay for all sessions booked (minimum 50 weeks per year – we are just closed in the Christmas Holidays unless the year is longer due to when Easter falls) regardless of whether or not your child attends Nursery, eg if they are ill or you chose for them not to attend for any reason. This will retain their place at Nursery.
On this contract your child will be entitled to one weeks’ holiday equal to the usual days they attend nursery. This entitlement will be pro rata for the first year dependent upon when they start at Nursery. The holiday year runs from the 1st September to 31st August and you are required to give 8 weeks’ notice of any holidays you wish to take. Otherwise you will be charged in full. Any holidays not taken at the 31st August will be lost and your entitlement will start again from the 1st September.
For funded children on a 50 week contract, we would automatically stretch your funding so that your payments would be the same for each week of the year. Please see the Funding pages for more information.
Please note for either contract, eight weeks’ notice needs to be given to change or cancel any sessions. This should be done by email to the Nursery Manager at thurgolandnursery@yahoo.co.ukwho will confirm if the change can be accommodated and the date the change will take effect. Please see more detailed information on the terms of each contract in the Parent/Carer Contract.
The Nursery will be closed on Bank Holidays and you will not be charged for these days.