Admissions and Fees Policy

Explains how you offer places, how you decide priority, how the funded entitlements work in your setting, what you can and cannot charge for, and how you invoice and deal with arrears. It is designed to meet the transparency requirements in local authority funding agreements.

• Publish it on your website (or through the Family Information Service) with your fees
• Give it to parents with the registration form and contract
• Use it to train staff who answer enquiries and manage the waiting list

• Set your admissions priorities in clause 5 and check they are lawful and fair
• Insert your session times, rates and chargeable extras
• Check clauses 7 to 9 against your local authority provider agreement
• Review it each year and whenever funding rules change