Nursery fees

1trainer1

We have just started sending our little girl to nursery and can't believe how much people pay for nursery

We pay £45 a day and everything is included like nappies and wipes

SingleSue

Don't have to worry about nursery fees now ('children' are now almost 18, 19 and 22) but back in 1995 I was paying £20 for a half day not including snacks, nappies etc.

onlyroz

I don't pay nursery fees any more but I was paying £1000 a month for an under-3. This was 5 days a week from 8AM - 6PM. The price dropped to around £700 a month once they turned 3, partly because the staff/child ratios became more favourable and partly because we got the free 15 hours government funding.

heuchera

1trainer1 wrote: »

We have just started sending our little girl to nursery and can't believe how much people pay for nursery

We pay £45 a day and everything is included like nappies and wipes

£45 a day is enough! :eek:

For a lot of women it's not worth their while going out to work. Their earnings barely cover the cost of the nursery.

shiny76

1trainer1 wrote: »

We have just started sending our little girl to nursery and can't believe how much people pay for nursery

We pay £45 a day and everything is included like nappies and wipes

We pay approx £45/day (inc food) but have to supply nappies, nappy cream, sun cream etc.

- although it is done via salary sacrifice so that takes some of the edge off!

AndyBSG

My little one goes 3 days a week and it costs £52 a day.

However, that is for a full day of 8.00 until 18.00. A school day of 9.00 - 3.00 is £42.

It is a LOT of money but we only have to supply nappies, wipes, nappy cream and formula. She gets breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks included so £5.20 an hour isn't really a bargain but neither is it extortionate.

We could have found cheaper options in the area and probably saved about a tenner a day but this nursery is a very good one.

Also, as soon our little one turns two the daily rate drops by about £10

DrivingMissDaisy

I pay £56/day includes all meals, nappies, milk. Hurts when there is a bank holiday and you end up losing that day !!

pinkshoes

I am a teacher who has just had twins. i am hoping to go back in September, but struggling to find childcare that wouldn't be more than my take home pay!

The local nursery is about £50 a day, then I need to pay for breakfast and after schook club for my son.

The nurseries near where DH works are over £60/day.

Childminders are slightly cheaper pe day, but then all want a 50% retainer fee over the holidays, making it more expensive than the local nursery.

1trainer1

heuchera wrote: »

£45 a day is enough! :eek:

For a lot of women it's not worth their while going out to work. Their earnings barely cover the cost of the nursery.

We are fortunate as we are a couple and the nursery fee's come out of our salary as a sacrifice so no before tax

rpc

The thing is, if you work out based on staff:child ratios and overheads and costs then your £40-£50 a day doesn't go very far (especially for under-2s).

Our funding model (tax credits mainly) is pretty much broken - childcare is cheap for low incomes, almost impossible of middle incomes and then affordable again on higher incomes.

pigpen

My daughter pays £180 a week for her 16 month old.. She gets a grant which covers 85% but food is £10 a day and she provides her own nappies/wipes etc.

the staff ratios there mean the 1 member of staff assigned to 3 babies bring in £540 ... that member of staff will be lucky to see 1/3rd of that! My sister used to work at the same nursery and got £85 a week.. that is one hell of a profit even after you factor in toy wear and tear, heating, bills etc