LAST UPDATED: 4th November 2026
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OUR WEBSITE
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use (the “Terms”) on which you may make use of our website: https://www.leyf.org.uk (our “Site”).
1. WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US
1.1 We are The London Early Years Foundation (“LEYF”, “we”, “us” or “our”), a company registered in England and Wales under company number 02228978 and registered charity number 299686. Our registered office is at 121 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4LX.
1.2 These Terms apply to your use of our Site, and you should read these carefully before using our Site. By using our Site, you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use our Site.
1.3 We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. We may notify you of such changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised version of these Terms on our Site. Your use of our Site following changes to these Terms will constitute your acceptance of those changes.
1.4 If you have any questions about our Site, you can contact us at customerservices@leyf.org.uk
2. THERE ARE OTHER TERMS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU
2.1 The following documents explain how we use personal information and cookies in connection with our Site. They are provided for information and do not form part of these Terms.
2.1.1 our Privacy Notice found here explains how we collect, use and store personal information including when you enquire about a place, book a visit, or submit an enquiry form. Recruitment is covered by our separate Candidate Privacy Notice, available through our recruitment process; and
2.1.2 our Cookie Policy found here sets out information about the cookies on our Site.
Applications for places at, and attendance at, our nurseries are covered by separate terms and conditions which will be provided to you during your application process. These explain matters such as fees, funded hours, sessions, cancellations, transfers and notice requirements.
3. USING THE WEBSITE
3.1 Our Site is for your personal and non-commercial use only. You can browse our Site without creating an account.
3.2 You agree that you are solely responsible for all costs and expenses you may incur in relation to your use of our Site.
3.3 Our Site is intended for use by users based in the UK. We make no promise that our Site is appropriate or available for use in locations outside of the UK. If you choose to access our Site from locations outside the UK, you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws where they apply.
3.4 As a condition of your use of our Site, you agree not to:
3.4.1 use our Site for any unlawful, defamatory, hateful or discriminatory purposes, or in any way that infringes intellectual property rights;
3.4.2 misuse or attack our Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material which is malicious or technologically harmful (including by way of a denial-of-service attack); or
3.4.3 attempt to gain unauthorised access to or interfere with the performance of our Site, the server on which our Site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to our Site.
3.5 If you believe that any content which is distributed or published by our Site is unlawful, inappropriate, defamatory or infringing of intellectual property rights, you should contact us immediately using the contact details at the top of this page.
3.5.1 Our Site may contain general information, guides or editorial content. This content is provided for general information purposes and is not tailored to your particular circumstances. You should obtain appropriate advice where necessary before acting on it. This does not exclude or limit our responsibility under clause 7.
3.6 We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation. We will let you know if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under these Terms.
4. AVAILABILITY, CHANGES AND ACCESS TO OUR SITE
4.1 We aim to keep our Site available and functioning reliably. However, our Site may be made temporarily unavailable due to:
4.1.1 maintenance or updates;
4.1.2 technical faults; or
4.1.3 events outside of our reasonable control.
4.2 We may update or change our Site to:
4.2.1 improve functionality, security or performance;
4.2.2 comply with legal or regulatory requirements; or
4.2.3 reflect changes to our service.
4.3 We do not guarantee that our Site will be compatible with all devices or software. You are responsible for ensuring your device and internet connection meet reasonable requirements.
4.4 Subject to our responsibility under clause 7, we do not guarantee that our Site, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, free from viruses or errors, or that any defects will be corrected. You should use appropriate security software when accessing our Site. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
4.5 If you have any difficulties using our Site, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this page.
5. OWNERSHIP, USE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
5.1 Our Site, including its software, design, text, images, video, audio, multimedia content and other information or material available on our Site (Content) is owned by us or our licensors and protected by intellectual property laws.
5.1.1 You may access our Site and download, save, print and share reasonable extracts of publicly available Content for your personal, non-commercial use, including to obtain information about our nurseries and services. You must retain any copyright or other proprietary notices, acknowledge us and any identified authors as the source, and not alter or present the Content in a misleading way. These permissions do not transfer ownership of any intellectual property rights. Nothing in these Terms restricts any use permitted by applicable law which cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted by contract.
5.2 Except as expressly permitted by these Terms or by applicable law, by using our Site, you agree not to do, or attempt to do, any of the following:
5.2.1 copy, reproduce, distribute or modify our Site or its Content, or create derivative works; or
5.2.2 adjust, delete or circumvent any notices (including intellectual property notices) associated with the Content.
5.3 Unless you have our prior written permission, you must not:
5.3.1 use any automated process, software, or script to extract, scrape, crawl or collect data or Content from this Site in any manner, including but not limited to using web crawlers, bots, or spiders;
5.3.2 aggregate, collect, or compile Content for commercial or non-commercial purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of Content to create databases, directories, or other aggregated content; and
5.3.3 use any artificial intelligence (AI) tools, machine learning algorithms, or other automated technologies to analyse, process, or generate material based on or through the use of Content. This includes, but is not limited to, using the Content:
(a) to train AI models;
(b) for any form of automated content generation; or
(c) as input to an AI system as a prompt, request, question, instruction or similar.
5.4 By accessing and using this Site, you agree to comply with the restrictions in this clause 5. Any attempt to bypass these restrictions may result in legal action and/or termination of access to our Site.
6. HYPERLINKS AND THIRD PARTY SITES
6.1 Our Site may contain hyperlinks or references to third party advertising and websites. Any hyperlinks or references are provided for your convenience only.
6.2 We have no control over third party advertising or websites and accept no legal responsibility for any content, material or information contained in them. The display of any hyperlink or reference to any third party advertising or website does not mean that we endorse that third party’s website, products or services.
6.3 If our Site integrates third party services (such as payment providers), or you choose to click on a hyperlink to a third party service, your use of that third party site may be subject to the third party’s terms and privacy policies.
7. OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU
7.1 If we breach these Terms or are negligent, we are responsible to you for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breach or negligence. When we say ‘foreseeable’ we mean that, at the time these Terms were formed, it was either clear that the loss or damage would occur or you and we both knew that it might reasonably occur, as a result of something we did (or failed to do).
7.2 We are not responsible for any loss or damage that was not foreseeable. We are also not responsible for any loss or damage that was not caused by us, or which results from your breach of these Terms, your internet connection, or any third party systems out of our control.
7.3 We do not exclude or limit liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Nothing in these Terms limits the rights and remedies you are entitled to under consumer protection law.
8. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
8.1 We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Site if you breach these Terms, or where this is considered necessary for security, legal or fraud-prevention reasons.
8.2 Where possible, we will notify you to explain our reasons for doing so and how you can appeal or resolve the issue.
9. COMPLAINTS
9.1 If you have a complaint about our Site, including a complaint regarding access to your account, its content or security, you can contact us by using the contact details set out at the top of this page. We will try to resolve any disputes with you quickly and efficiently.
10. GENERAL LEGAL TERMS
10.1 Events beyond our control: We are not liable to you if we fail to comply with these Terms because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
10.2 No waiver: If we do not enforce a provision of these Terms immediately, we do not waive our right to do so later.
10.3 Severability: If any part of these Terms is found to be unlawful or unenforceable, the rest remains in force.
10.4 No third party rights: No one other than us or you has any right to enforce any of these Terms.
10.5 Governing law: The laws of England and Wales apply to these Terms, although if you are resident elsewhere you will retain the benefit of any mandatory protections given to you by the laws of that country.
10.6 Jurisdiction: Any disputes will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. This means that you can choose whether to bring a claim in the courts of England and Wales or in the courts of another part of the UK in which you live.