My son got a January intake place at his big brothers school nursery the week before half term. I phoned his present nursery immediately to give notice and followed up with a official letter. However the manager said that I should have given notice in September for withdrawal at Christmas. This seems very long notice period. I wrote a kind letter, explaining the best I could give her is 10 weeks notice.
She replied with the copy of the t&c which I signed at the beginning of the year. And she's billing me until April. With the free entitlement this amounts to just over £200 for her sessions are a little longer.
Can anyone help me decide whether this is unfair. Is there any other nurseries that require a Full terms notice? Can I do anything legal to avoid these costs?
Today I asked if I could add-on sessions this side of Christmas to make up the £200 but she just repeated her terms and conditions and went on about fairness (!) and wasn't really interested in making a deal.
Thank you