Childcare nursery fees

blackcoffee

do your temping agency use leap frog vouchers / busy bee's. they come out of your wages before you are taxed. what hours is she in nursery ? obviously you have to pick her hours to suit your working hours


My daughter goes to the creche in my college, (Im retraining too) I pay £10 a morning session and £10 an afternoon session, so its obviously a lot cheaper than norm. I dont get any £ assistance as my husband is back above the 40% tax bracket.

Janepig

Janepig wrote: »

Is that correct? I assumed it would be the September as school term starts tend to be September, January and after Easter. Which is probably why my DD never got the funding because she was 3 at the end of April and would have become eligible in the September by which time she was in full-time school anyway.

OP it may be worth checking with your local authority because I read recently that some are offering the 12 hours funding from age 2.

Jxx

Answered my own question! From the Sure Start website:-

When will my child be eligible for a free early education place? A child becomes eligible for a free place from 1 September, 1 January or 1 April following their third birthday.

Jxx

Spendless

Janepig wrote: »

Is that correct? I assumed it would be the September as school term starts tend to be September, January and after Easter. Which is probably why my DD never got the funding because she was 3 at the end of April and would have become eligible in the September by which time she was in full-time school anyway.

OP it may be worth checking with your local authority because I read recently that some are offering the 12 hours funding from age 2.

Jxx

Unless things have changed recently, what Janepig has put is correct as I know it. My daughter just got 'after easter' funding because she was born on march 31st. Born a day later and she wouldn't have got it till september.

Janepig

Spendless wrote: »

Unless things have changed recently, what Janepig has put is correct as I know it. My daughter just got 'after easter' funding because she was born on march 31st. Born a day later and she wouldn't have got it till september.

I even answered my own question as to why DD never got it. Puzzled me for two years that has!!:rolleyes:

Jxx

Spendless

I always think it's not fair on the April born babies who are more 'middleish born' of the academic year. Sept-dec (4 months worth) get jan funding but only jan-march (3 months worth) get 'easter' funding. Then april babies get put in with the summer born children and don't get funding till september.


OP- what's the reason your childcare grant has been removed?

Janepig

Spendless wrote: »

I always think it's not fair on the April born babies who are more 'middleish born' of the academic year. Sept-dec (4 months worth) get jan funding but only jan-march (3 months worth) get 'easter' funding. Then april babies get put in with the summer born children and don't get funding till september.

There's always a bit of limbo for the March/April babies in DD's school when they start too - there are two classes per year and they split them by age, with the cut off point being March or April depending on where the children's birthday's fall for that intake. So I didn't know which class DD would go in for sure until just before she started. At least if DS gets into the school I know who he'll be with. And I didn't have to wait long for his funding - five days after his 3rd birthday!!!!

Jxx

scotty1971

try a childminder,there usually cheaper,and are usually just as good as a nursery,if not better

Janepig

scotty1971 wrote: »

try a childminder,there usually cheaper,and are usually just as good as a nursery,if not better

IMO I'd rather use a nursery every time. If you're lucky you can find a good childminder, but how do you know what they're doing with your child? At least in a nursery there are plenty of people around to ensure that no one person mis-treats your child. I've seen child-minders dropping off and picking up children at DD's school and personally I wouldn't leave a dog with them. I certainly wouldn't be able to relax at work safe in the knowledge that DS is okay if I just left him with one person that I really didn't know. Obviously there are also good and bad nurseries but imo they are easier to spot.

Plus you can still leave your child at the nursery if one of the staff members is ill or on holiday. Which you can't with a childminder.

But that's just my feelings and I know that having a childminder works for lots of people.

Jxx