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When booking a space at Bizzie Lizzies you will be required to pay a deposit of one month’s fees to secure the space – until this deposit is received the space will still be available to other families. The deposit is non refundable if you later decide not to take the space. If you do take the space the deposit will be used against your first month’s fees. 

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Fees

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All non-funded hours are charged at £6.80 per hour. Fees are reviewed annually, and families are given a minimum of a terms notice of any changes. 

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All invoices are sent out 1 month in advance and payment terms are ten working days. Any overdue payments will incur a 5% surcharge. 

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Any fees still outstanding after 1 month will result in your child’s space being withdrawn. 

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All fees are payable regardless of absence due to illness, family holidays or any other reason whatsoever and the nursery has no obligation to make up any missed attendance. 

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NEF

 

NEF hours are available to use between 0800 – 1600hrs Monday to Friday TERM TIME ONLY. 

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Every child in the UK is entitled to a minimum of 15 NEF (Nursery education hours) per week from the term after their 3rd Birthday. Working families where both (or one if a single parent family) work a minimum of 16 hours per week each but earn a combined annual income of under £100,000 will be eligible for 30 NEF hours per week. (Term time only)  

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Some children are eligible for fifteen funded hours from their 2nd birthday. 

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Bizzie Lizzies will advise families on how to check for eligibility and how to apply for these hours. 

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When your application for funded hours has been approved, please click here to complete the Herefordshire Council NEF Parent Declaration Form – once completed please email the form back to us. We will not be able to claim any hours for you until we have received the completed form. 

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You may only use funded hours during education hours of term time at Bizzie Lizzies any hours your child attends during the school holidays or after 4pm will be charged at the usual hourly rate. 

(Currently £6.80) 

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Funded hours may not be saved from one week to the next (e.g., in the event of sickness or holiday)  

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For every NEF hour claimed there is a £1.00per hour consumable fee payable which will be added to you monthly invoice. This is to make up a fraction of the shortfall between the true running costs of the setting and the NEF payment we receive from the government. 

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All families are encouraged to apply for Tax Free Childcare.

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Payments

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Payments can be made via Bacs, tax free childcare or cash. We do not accept cheques. We do not currently have the facility to accept card payments. 

 

 

 

Changes to booked hours

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Upon registration you will have indicated the hours you wish you child to attend. We will expect them to attend these hours and you will be invoiced accordingly. Any reduction of hours requires 1 months’ notice for changes to be reflected in your invoice.

 

If you wish to swap or increase hours, please put this request in writing to Sarah or Sam, we will do our best to but cannot guarantee being able to accommodate these changes. 

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You may book your child out during school holidays for no charge and will not risk losing your place for the following term as long as your account is up to date at the beginning of the holiday period.

 

Please note we follow Herefordshire Council Term dates.