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How much does a CM get from the government per hour for funding?

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TheLemur · 18/03/2011 15:32

I just wondered if anyone was able to tell me how much CM's get for funded hours? DS splits time between a nursery and CM and I need to decide how many funded hours to have in each setting.

It will work out financially better for us to take most with the CM as she has just put her charges up to £4/hour whereas nursery is £3.80/hour

I don't want to do the majority of hours with the CM though if she gets less than £4/hour from the government - I would feel bad as she is just great.

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 18/03/2011 16:38

yy the rate is much lower so I don't offer funded places either

HSMM · 18/03/2011 16:22

Government rate is less than my rate and involves extra work, so (along with a lot of other problems caused by small print) I do not offer funded places.

looneytune · 18/03/2011 16:18

And this is why I'm not at all interested in becoming an accredited childminder, I currently have 3 in nursery and just couldn't afford such a drop in income like that!!

HMTheQueen · 18/03/2011 16:10

£2.90? Per hour? I currently pay my CM £7 per hour (Surrey!). I would be horrified if I asked her to use those 15 hours for only £2.90 per hour! Shock

BradfordMum · 18/03/2011 15:44

I belie e she would get £2.90 per hour IF she is an accredited childminder.

crw1234 · 18/03/2011 15:40

do you mean the free hours for over threes - not all CMs do them - in my town I don't know any that do
note some CM charge all day if your DC is in nursey in the mornings and she pick them up

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