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Terms and Conditions

  • We have a minimum booking requirement of two sessions i.e. one day or two half days
  • A full day session is from 8.00am to 6.00pm with an early morning session from 7.30 to 8.00am charged at an additional fee
  • A half day session is from 8.00am to 1.00pm and 1.00pm to 6.00pm. These are subject to availability, full days take priority over half days
  • Registration at Home from Home Worthing is only complete once the nursery has received a fully completed registration form and payment of the registration fee and refundable deposit.
  • The nursery will confirm receipt of registration form and deposit by writing. The letter/email will confirm your official start date and advise time and date for the first settle session.
  • The agreed notice for termination of this contract is a minimum 4 weeks.
  • Notice must be provided by both parties (parents) via email to [email protected]
  • You will be required to pay the nursery fees as agreed.
  • You will be charged for sessions contracted to attend rather than sessions used
  • Fees are payable strictly monthly in advance and Home from Home Worthing must be in receipt of nursery fees on or before the 5th day of each month.
  • Fees may be paid via BACS, Childcare Vouchers or Tax Free Childcare Scheme.
  • If your child is eligible for the Early Years Funding/ Nursery Education Grant this will be automatically deducted from any fees owed.
  • Any fees not received by the 5th may be subject to a £25 late fee.
  • If you have two or more children attending we will apply a discount of 5% per child to non funded sessions.
  • If Home from Home Worthing is not in receipt of fees by the end of the month Home from Home Worthing reserves the right to with draw your child’s place until a new agreement/payment plan is reached. The deposit will be retained in lieu of 4 weeks notice.
  • A payment plan will be requested once fee’s are in excess of £250 in arrears
  • A child’s place is only reserved on receipt of the deposit fee of £200 and registration fee of £50. The deposit fee will be returned via a separate BACS transaction upon settlement of the final months fee invoice.
  • Should you not take up the place provided for your child, without providing 4 weeks notice your deposit fee will be non-refundable.
  • Home from Home Worthing reserves the right to recover any unpaid nursery fees through debt collection agencies.
  • You will be charged additional fees at £5 per 15 minutes if your child is not picked up at your allocated collection time.
  • Fees are still chargeable during holiday periods, bank holidays and if your child is away from nursery due to illness. For any planned absence please inform [email protected] . The absence will be noted on the timetable and should another child take up the session fees will be credited in the next month.
  • Home from Home Worthing will close for nationally recognized bank holidays. Fees will be charged for the bank holidays outside of the Christmas closure period.
  • Home from Home Worthing closes annually for one week at Christmas; fees will not be chargeable during this time. Home from Home Worthing will inform parents each September of the planned Christmas closure.
  • It remains your responsibility to inform Home from Home Worthing in writing if your child has any additional dietary requirements, allergies or needs other than those stated on your initial registration form.
  • It remains your responsibility to inform Home from Home Worthing in writing if any contact details, birth certificate details, emergency contact details, or persons authorized to collect has changed.
  • It remains your responsibility to inform Home from Home Worthing if you wish to withdraw any permission at any times (for example to have sun cream applied).
  • We request that all items sent into nursery are named, easily washable and without monetary or sentimental value. Whilst we take every care with a child’s personal belongings Home from Home Worthing cannot take responsibility for any items that becomes damaged during activities that your child may participate in (i.e. paint/glue).
  • We request that you inform us if you or a member of your family contracts a notifiable disease or infection. We are then able to inform other families promptly.
  • We request that you do not bring your child into nursery whilst they are unwell or suffering an infection. We reserve the right to refuse entry to any such child.
  • Fees will be reviewed annually and and changes will become effective from 1st April