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!!! POLL !!! How much does childcare cost you ?

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MamanFlo · 23/03/2006 14:20

Hi Mums

I am a working mum in France, and DH has just been offered a position in London. We have 1 daughter and we will launch baby number two this spring (hopefully it will get to earth end of 2006). I have all sorts of questions, and specifically should I try to find a job in the UK or stay at home with my children?... and the cost of childcare is one major issue in the UK for working mums...

Can you help me to have an idea of how much it would cost me ? just let me know what childcare type you chose (nursery, childminder, nanny), for how many children, in which town and how much it costs you in a month all included.

thanks a lot for your help :)

mamanflo, back in the UK with a smile :)

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Uwila · 23/03/2006 14:55

HA HA HA What a joke that is.

jellyjelly · 23/03/2006 14:52

tHE GOVERMENT CAN GIVE HELP TO PARENTS TO PAY FOR CHILDcare.

HandbagAddiction · 23/03/2006 14:37

Just to add and since I'm expecting no 2 we reckon our nursery (with the sibling discount) would set us back about £1,600 per month for both to attend.

Uwila · 23/03/2006 14:36

Surry, "my area" means Kingston/Hampton/Sunbury/Twickenham.

Uwila · 23/03/2006 14:35

Full time, 2 kids, in Greater London. I'd say you are looking at 1.5 to 2k per month. A bloody fortune.

Nurseries in my area cost about £1800 per month for two full time little ones. A live in nanny can be about the same, but possibly more, depending on level of experience.

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MamanFlo · 23/03/2006 14:34

we will certainly try to relocate in clapham, where I have dear friends living there (we might consider sharing a nanny, as I do in Paris at the moment)...

my excel spreadsheet is already open :)

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HandbagAddiction · 23/03/2006 14:32

Ok - we live in Surrey - Godalming to be precise. DD who is 2.5 goes to a private nursery 5 days a week, 8am to 6pm. Costs us £912 per month - £946 for under-twos. All meals, nappies, etc. included so there are no extras.

Seems expensive I know - but it's a fantastic nursery and I'm really happy with the care she gets, the activities she does and all the staff that work there.

Good luck!!

Bozza · 23/03/2006 14:30

Well nursery is £31 a day but averaged out and CM is £3 an hour during termtime so they come in at the bottom of your range HMO2.

Jackstini · 23/03/2006 14:29

Am just looking at nurseries ready for my overdue bump! Live in Nottingham so will be slightly cheaper than London but prices for the ones I have been given so far are:
Per full day - 30.50 to 36.00
Per half day - 20.00 - 26.00
Per week full time - 124.00 to 138.00
Child minders are usualy 2.50 to 3.00 per hour
Hope this helps Smile

HappyMumof2 · 23/03/2006 14:28

London prices a lot different to those, sorry!

For a childminder, you would be looking at between £30-£50 a day per child (the difference in price is according to different boroughs.....)

Have no idea for nurseries/nannies. Nurseries probably similiar to childminders, possibly a bit more, nannies, probably, at a guess £80 per day??

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MamanFlo · 23/03/2006 14:26

thanks a lot Bozza :) I've visited Yorkshire whilst pregnant with DD, and loved it :) I hope london prices are not to far from this, because, it is acceptable for me... but I might be too optmistic ... and will certainly try to find a full time job.

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Bozza · 23/03/2006 14:23

We live in West Yorkshire.

Nursery 3 full days a week costs £375 a month for a 1yo.
Childminder for DS is £10.50 a day (again 3 days) in term time and £26 a day in the hols. Usually works out between £100 and £200 a month.

So for a 5 and a 1 yo for 3 days a week I average about £550 a month.