day nurseries cardiff

rjh090384

we are thinking aobut moving to cardiff from northern ireland but weighing up pros and cons at the minute. a few questions for you guys

1) can i ask what kind of prices day nurseries charge in this area?

2) can anyone recommend any good job websites for the area?

3) can someone advise me on the no go areas of cardiff for houses etc


thanks in advance

pavlovs_dog

hi rjh.

afraid i can't help much regarding nursery prices, but for jobs you could try http://www.jobswales.co.uk/ . I've never used them myself but the site is affiliated with the western mail, one of the major daily newspapers for south wales.

as for housing, your budget will largely dictate which areas of the city are open to you. some of the suburbs which have a bad reputation only actually have real trouble in small parts of that suburb. until you can actually get over here to explore in person, street view on google maps is a very good way to get a feel for an area.

HTH

rjh090384

oh good thinking ididnt think about street maps - we wil lbe renting initially maximum of £500 p/m for a two bedroom somewhere within reach of amenities - we will be selling one car - what is the public transport like there?

hollythecat

The price for day nurseries can vary quite a lot I think but we've had our DS in a lovely small nursery since he was 6 months and that charges £180 a week for full time or £38 for a full day and has other prices for morning or afternoon sessions (includes meals and nappies).

Public transport is pretty good, the bus system is fine - £1.50 one way or £3 return anywhere in the city. We use park and ride for going into town, even though we have to travel slightly further from the centre than we live as that charges £3 a car so is half the price of getting the scheduled bus! If DS was up to walking that far we'd do that but he's a bit little yet. There is also a local rail network which is fine if you live near a station as it will take you to the city centre, not sure about the cost though.

I'm not sure about further out but we within a couple of miles of the city centre and you'd probably just be able to rent a 2 bedroom flat for £500 around here.

Hope that helps.

rjh090384

thats great - thanks for your help - in northern ireland we dont pay for water and we have rates instead of council tax - can anyone give me an idea of council tax prices and water prices and average utitlity prices in general ?

Lilmiss_2

You can enquire about the council tax rates from the local council or estate agents, generally they have the 'band' for the property in the details

rjh090384

thanks very much!!

rjh090384

we having trouble at the minute - hubby is applying fo rlots of jobs but noone is getting back to him - presuming us being over here still is causing trouble but we cant just move over to wales with no jobs lined up!!

clairehi

My DSs went to the First Friends day nursery at the Tax Office in Llanishen (also open to non staff) which I think offered good care, and not too expensive, but this is going back a few years.

DS2 also went to Acorns in Whitchurch for a while, which is one of a chain. A lot of my better off friends sent their kids to Acorns. Very "glossy" lots of posh wooden toys, fancy sounding menus etc. but I wouldnt say the care was any better, I think we were paying more for the frills and the brand. was £30+ a day 4 years ago!

DOnt know how old your LO is but you are entitled to a free state funded nursery place, often in a school nursery class, from I think age 3 upwards but it is only 2.5 hrs per day. so you could try and find a childminder who will look after them and take them to/from state nursery. may not be much cheaper than day nursery but the early years ed they will get would be better than at a day nursery, plus they will meet more kids they may be in school with.

rjh090384

thanks my LO is 18 months old at the minute

clairewop

I used to work in the taxoffice nursery in llanishen it was toybox at the time, and the charges were about £33 a day but that was 11 years ago