Nursery fees

[Kayx28]

Hi ladies just a quick question, so my child attended private nursery for 2 years and I paid all the fees that I had to, he's going to start a school nursery this month and isn't going back to the private nursery. I emailed them to let them know and they said I have to give a month's notice of my child leaving (thats my fault, I obviously missed that bit) but will they charge me for this month that he's not going to be there because I didn't give them a month's notice? The nursery isn't exactly cheap and I'd be paying for them to look after my child and everything they do in nurseries when he's not even going to be there. Also I just checked the contract I signed it doesn't say anywhere on there about leaving or giving a month's notice. It only says that on a email I got from there. Surely that's not legally binding if its on a email and not on the actual contract I signed? Can they make me pay the fee for this month?
Thanks :)

They can but they might waive it as a "gesture of good will" if they already have a waiting list. We had to give 8 weeks notice for change of hours at our old nursery but they allowed us to change with 4 weeks notice instead.

You owe the fees.
Contacts don't have to be written.
They emailed you the terms, you continued with the place and thereby doing that have accepted the terms.

Yes you will likely need to pay it, 1 month notice periods are entirely normal. They can’t usually fill your space that quickly and their costs won’t suddenly disappear because your child isn’t present.

Nurseries will often pursue non payment as the sums involved aren’t insignificant so it’s not something I’d personally risk. You can try to argue you weren’t told but I expect they can show you were and you just missed it.I filled in many forms when registering and don’t have copies of everything.

Any written form of contract is valid sorry. Even if it is was a scabby slip of paper if you have been given it and not disputed it nothing you can do. As you said it was your fault you didn't give the notice so why would you expect them to forget about it 🤷

Yep most nurseries do this and you have to pay a months notice whether your child attends or not. You'll just have to pay it OP. Ideally you give notice a month before you want them to finish. It will be in the contract somewhere.

As other have said, a contract doesn’t need to written, although it’s good practice, but they did advise you in an email. Of course there will be a notice period, they need that time to hopefully fill the space. The notice period also goes both ways, if they were to ask you to leave they would have to give you notice

You weren’t going to give any notice?!

You will have to pay it, it will be in the terms and conditions you agreed to. Not sure how you didn't realise you had to give them notice to be honest...

Yeah I'd expect you'd need to pay it..

No one will be there to fill his space if you give zero notice so they will be short on income