Nurseries

Running a nursery or working in childcare is an enormous responsibility.  After all, you are being entrusted with other peoples’ most treasured possessions – their children.  However, we know that as a business owner you face unique challenges due to the fact that many different areas of law apply to childcare settings and nurseries, and you need the support of a legal team that can advise you on them all.  Saracens Solicitors can provide that service to you, all in one place.

Legal Matters Pertaining to Nurseries and Childcare Settings

Like all businesses, nurseries and childcare settings have to seek advice on standard business law issues such as:

• Buying and selling a business
• Property matters
• Setting up a new business
• Planning and environmental issues
• Corporate restructuring
• Joint ventures
• Employment law
• Contract law
• Health & Safety
• Data protection and intellectual property rights
• Litigation claims
• Dispute resolution
• Debt collection for unpaid fees

However, nurseries and childcare settings also have to navigate legal requirements pertaining to:

• Risk assessment
• Ofsted regulations and reporting requirements
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• The Equalities Act 2010
• The Children Act 2004
• First aid regulations and codes of practice
• Food hygiene standards
• Riddor (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013)
• Personal Injury Law

Many of these regulations have to be incorporated into policies, contracts for parents and staff handbooks.  To protect yourself against the risk of litigation you need to ensure you understand all the different areas of law which will apply to your business and how to implement them in your day to day practice when minding and educating other peoples’ children.

How We Can Help You

Saracens Solicitors is a multi-disciplined practice, therefore we have the necessary expertise to assist you with all these different elements of law. Our team can advise you on how to implement both common law and statutory requirements within your day to day policies and practice to ensure your interests and those of your staff, the children and parents are protected.

If you have recently purchased or started up a nursery or childcare setting, or you need legal advice regarding your existing business, then request a call-back by filling in the form on the right-hand side of this page.  Altern

atively you can phone our office on 020 3588 3500 to make an appointment to see one of our specialist lawyers.