Make your Free Childcare Contract

Ensure that your childcare services are recorded in a formal, legally binding contract. This childcare contract will help protect both parties by keeping a record of the details included in the provision of services.

Recently reviewed by Lauren Delin, Solicitor. 

This childcare constract was last reviewed on 23 February 2021.

A childcare contract is an agreement between a childcare provider (ie a business that provides childcare such as a nursery) and a child’s parents or legal guardians. It sets out the agreed-upon terms relating to the childcare, including the fees payable to the childcare provider for their services, how payment should be made and when a payment will be considered late.

Use this childcare contract if you:

• are a business in England, Wales or Scotland
• provide childcare services

This childcare contract covers:

• childcare provider details
• parent details
• fees, including the option to add a registration fee
• how payment should be made
• how often invoices will be issued
• if late collection fees will be payable
• limitation of liability 
• termination of the contract

A childcare contract offers certainty and helps protect both parties by setting out the terms of your agreement in relation to the childcare.

A childcare contract offers certainty and helps protect both parties by setting out the terms of your agreement in relation to the childcare. This childcare contract allows you to decide and set out specific terms determining when fees will still be payable by parents in the event of the closure of your business. This can include closure due to:

• illness
• holidays
• public holidays
• events that are out of the childcare providers control

Events outside of the childcare providers control are known as force majeure events, which include but are not limited to natural disasters, terrorist attacks or epidemics, and prevent the fulfilment of the childcare providers contractual obligations.