Can I claim

nannytone_2

15 hours.
why do you keep doubling it?

FBaby

Sorry I went by what others were saying. I am pleased that the 30 hours is for working mums (I assume 30 or more hours?) as it is at least one incentive for mum to return to work earlier.

nannytone_2

doubt many SAHM's would want their children in childcare anyway, and i suspect the biggest factor in parents ( mum or dad ... plenty of househusbands about) don't return to work earlier is the prohibitive cost of childcare.

my daughter was paying £39 a day for her 3 year old until the 15 free hours kicked in at the beginning of the year.
she was also paying £40 a week for breakfast/after school club for the eldest, so £235 a week out before she earnt a penny

Bananas123

Darksparkle wrote: »

But going to the park can't teach a child sign language or another language. A nursery can.

well you have already gone from the socialising non-argument onto curriculum (?), yet leave me tied back to your, non-socialising argument ? (if you reference that my suggestions correspond to)

multilingual 3 year olds, taught at nursery ? you say ?????

that's interesting; please tell me more ?

nannytone_2

my grand daughter is being taught french at nursery.

Darksparkle

nannytone wrote: »

my grand daughter is being taught french at nursery.

My sister was also taught French. She's nearly 12 so it's not something new.

Darksparkle

FBaby wrote: »

Sorry I went by what others were saying. I am pleased that the 30 hours is for working mums (I assume 30 or more hours?) as it is at least one incentive for mum to return to work earlier.

16hrs each. So could easily work around each other and still get the 30hrs free.

nannytone_2

Darksparkle wrote: »

16hrs each. So could easily work around each other and still get the 30hrs free.

i really don't think many parents would work around each other like this just to put their child in childcare for 30 hours a week.

some socialising is good, but to put a toddler into full time childcare ( and to manipulate working hours in order to do so) wouldn't be the norm

most people spend as much time as they can with their kids ... especially when they're young

Darksparkle

nannytone wrote: »

i really don't think many parents would work around each other like this just to put their child in childcare for 30 hours a week.

some socialising is good, but to put a toddler into full time childcare ( and to manipulate working hours in order to do so) wouldn't be the norm

most people spend as much time as they can with their kids ... especially when they're young

I said they could, not that they would.

Work a while on the TC helpline, then you'll see how many children go to full time childcare when they don't "need" to.

There are some child providers that will only accept children full time and not part time. I have a few family members with this issue.

borkid

nannytone wrote: »

doubt many SAHM's would want their children in childcare anyway, and i suspect the biggest factor in parents ( mum or dad ... plenty of househusbands about) don't return to work earlier is the prohibitive cost of childcare.

my daughter was paying £39 a day for her 3 year old until the 15 free hours kicked in at the beginning of the year.
she was also paying £40 a week for breakfast/after school club for the eldest, so £235 a week out before she earnt a penny

I must have been unusual then. Despite the fact we could afford to and had the opportunity to put both our children into child care we decided they would be better off at home with me.
They went to toddlers group to socialise and later 1 morning a week to nursery the year before they started school, this was so they would be used to being parted from me before school.