Kindergarten entry

Age 18 months to 2 years entry

DUCKS is an independent Kindergarten and Infants school. Our waiting lists do become full very quickly and parents are, therefore, advised to register for a prospective place as early as possible.

In the Kindergarten, our main points of entry are: Toddler Room and Ducklings Room. Places are offered by date of registration.

Entry Procedure

Entry points	Date of Birth	Status
Toddlers 2021	01/09/2019 – 31/08/2020	Not Available
Ducklings 2021	01/09/2018 – 31/08/2019	Not Available
Toddlers 2022	01/09/2020 – 31/08/2021	List open
Ducklings 2022	01/09/2019 – 31/08/2020	List open

DUCKS is term-time only and the main point of entry is at the beginning of the academic year in September.

Entry to the Kindergarten is by waiting list and each year we typically offer 18 full-time equivalent places in the Toddler Room and an additional 8 places in the Duckling Room.

Within DUCKS siblings of current pupils are given priority when places are offered.

Our entry procedure requires that parents visit DUCKS for a tour and a discussion on the entry process before registering. A £100 registration is charged.

Visit DUCKS

Due to the COVID situation, visits to DUCKS and the wider College campus are currently under review.

Whilst we hope the 2021 admissions process at DUCKS will run as smoothly as possible, we may need to make changes and possibly at short notice but will keep families of applicants updated. In addition, we will keep the website up to date with information throughout this term. In the meantime, if you are unable to find the information you need on the website, please email the DUCKS Registrar.

In September we will publish the details of our Virtual Open Morning.

Mrs Emma Millett

DUCKS Registrar
Email: millette@dulwich.org.uk

Fees

2020 - 2021

	5 days	4 days	3 days	2 days	Individual sessions per day
Full Day 8am to 5pm	£5,790	£4,820	£3,615	£2,410	£1,205
School Day 8.45am to 3.30pm	£4,630	£3,852	£2,889	£1,926	£963
Mornings 8.45am to 11.45am	£2,930	£2,436	£1,827	£1,218	£609
Afternoons 1.30pm to 5pm	£2,890	£2,404	£1,803	£1,202	£601
Breakfast 8.00am to 8.45am	£488	£404	£303	£202	£101
After School Care 3.15pm to 5pm	£756	£624	£468	£312	£156

Minimum attendance at the Kindergarten is three sessions per week. Minimum attendance in the Baby Room is three days per week.

Deposit

A non-refundable deposit of £1850 is payable on acceptance of a place at the College which will be retained in full until the pupil leaves, when it will be refunded less any balance owing to the College. If the pupil is withdrawn after acceptance, deposits are not refundable.

Payment of Fees

Fees are payable by Direct Debit, in full on the day before the first day of term. Parents who pay fees after the due date will incur a 1% surcharge billed one term in arrears.

The College will also accept bank transfer directly to the fees bank account in full no later than the day before the first day of each term. There is also a facility with School Fee Plan (a credit provider regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) to enable direct debit payment by monthly instalment.

The fee for a child attending DUCKS for any part of a term must be paid for the whole of that term. The withdrawal of a child requires one full term’s notice given in writing to the Head of DUCKS, or one full term’s fees in lieu.

The College reserves the right to suspend a child while fees remain unpaid, by giving the parents not less than 2 days’ written notice.

Parents who have paid fees late may be asked to pay one term's fees as an additional deposit. If necessary the College will instruct solicitors to recover unpaid fees with interest and all costs incurred will be recoverable in full.

All Infants’ School pupils are included in a Personal Accident Insurance Scheme which offers cover for permanent disability resulting from an accident. This includes dental injury and emergency dental treatment. In addition parents can opt-in to a Pupils’ Absence Insurance Scheme (at their own expense) to cover absence through personal illness or injury. Full details of both schemes will be supplied on entry or are available at any time from the Fees Administrator feesadministrator@dulwich.org.uk.

Childcare Vouchers

Childcare vouchers can be used to pay for childcare at DUCKS for all pre-reception classes and for before school care and Beyond the Classroom activities. We accept vouchers from many scheme providers including: Care-4, Computershare, Edenred, Fair Care, Kiddivouchers, Sodexo and Virtual.

For enquiries about payment of current fees please contact:

Fees Administrator
Dulwich College
London SE21 7LD
020 8299 9301/2
feesadministrator@dulwich.org.uk