Times & Fees
Our Nursery is open Monday to Friday during term time. Term dates can be found here
Admissions
On requesting a place for your child, you will be asked to complete a registration form and parent contract.
Our registration form provides Lambourn CofE Nursery with details about your child and of those who have parental responsibility and legal contact, together with details of those who have permission to collect your child from Nursery and of those who may be contacted in an emergency.
Our parent contract is a contract between Excalibur Academies Trust who own and manage Lambourn Co E Nursery, and the parents or legal guardian (referred to as the parent) of a child that is enrolled at Lambourn Co E Nursery.
| Morning session | 08:30 – 11.40 |
| All day session | 08:30 – 15:20 |
| Friday all day session | 08:30 – 13:30 |
Fees
| 2 year old children | £5 per hour |
| 3 and 4 year old children | £5 per hour |
Fees include all snacks and milk but do not include lunch, nappies or wipes.
Free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds
All 3 to 4 year olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. If this is taken in term time only it works out as 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year, but you can choose to how to use the hours.
Find out more here
Payment
Invoices will be issued in advance of the term to which they relate.
Payment is due within 14 days of the start of the term to which they relate. Please pre book any additional hours via the school office in advance; you will be invoiced afterwards.
Unpaid/late payments will be subject to a late payment charge of £5 per week outstanding. In addition, we reserve the right to charge daily interest on all outstanding amounts at the rate of 3% above the Bank of England base rate. Continued late payment may result in the withdrawal of your child’s place at Nursery.
Payment should be made by BACS using the following information:
| Sort Code | 30-92-63 |
| Account Number | 48424760 |
| Reference | Your child’s surname and first initial |
Late collection fees will be invoiced at the end of the month in which the late collection occurs.
Fees are payable for sessions that are booked regardless of attendance. No fee is charged for statutory holidays but fees remain payable where a child is absent from Nursery e.g. due to holidays or sickness. Refunds will not be given for missed sessions (except in exceptional circumstances).
A minimum of six weeks’ notice will be given prior to any increase in fees.
Contract period
The minimum contract period is one term (there being six terms per academic year).
Notice period
We require a minimum of a half term’s written notice commencing from the first day of the term to reduce or cancel your child’s regular booking.
Sickness policy
You must immediately inform us if your child is suffering from any contagious disease, or if your child has been diagnosed by a medical practitioner with a notifiable disease. For the benefit of other children attending you must not allow your child to attend whilst they are contagious and pose a risk to other children during normal daily activities. Any child who has a sickness bug must be clear of sickness and/or diarrhoea for 48 hours before returning to Nursery.
Safeguarding
Providing a safe environment for children to learn in is our highest priority. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found here.
All additional policies are available for inspection; please speak to Mrs Perkins, Principal for further information.