Following an open day and several visits to a lovely pre-prep over the summer, DH and I paid a small registration fee (£50) to register DS at the nursery of a pre-prep.
Over the last few months we've had second thoughts, as I am now pregnant and the nursery would involve driving through the rush hour which would take an unfeasibly long time. I've also found a small village pre-school which has had an excellent Ofsted, which would take about 5 minutes to drive to.
Unfortunately, DH has had a clear out and has lost tidied the stack of paperwork which contained the details. I think I remember a letter asking us to confirm our acceptance of the place and requesting a cheque for a larger amount, which we definitely didn't pay, preferring to keep our money in our account and gambling that they'd still have a place. They also told us that DS couldn't start until he was potty-trained and we've had no discussion of the number of sessions he'll do.
What is worrying me is that we'll have to pay a notice period. DH and I are pretty sure that we just paid a registration fee, and that is different to the fee paid when confirming the place, isn't it?
Do you think we'll be liable for the fees? I can't see how we will be because we haven't agreed when he'll start or how many sessions he'd do, but the only piece of paper I can find is a bit ambiguous.
I'd like to be a little prepared before I ring...
Help!!!!