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After School Club Costs

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DrLucyVanPelt · 03/11/2022 15:47

Just seeking opinions and info on what others pay for after school child care.

Our school (Northwest England) has decided to outsource the club from January, with the price increasing to £9.25 a child. It will run until 6pm, a snack provided but not anything substantial.

We've 3 kids, and not sure if nearly £30 a day is expensive? Or, if this is just what it costs and we've been fortunate so far to pay less?

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Youcancallmeirrelevant · 03/11/2022 18:34

Wow, ours is £4.50, south west.

Goldbar · 03/11/2022 18:33

London. £14 until 6pm. Kids get a picnic tea. It's outsourced though and the company who run it are very good.

KweenieBeanz · 03/11/2022 18:14

toomuchlaundry · 03/11/2022 17:31

Because it doesn’t always make money @olivehater Local schools have had to close theirs because of low demand. Parents ask for it, the school then pays staff to run it and then parents don’t send their children!

Probably because they try and charge too much. Parents at our school desperately try and avoid using the after school club because it's so expensive!

Lightsoutlondon · 03/11/2022 18:12

Privately run and £6.50 per hour per child. And the providers complain they don't make enough money - it's absolutely criminal. Midlands, at a state school.

ButterflyBiscuit · 03/11/2022 18:08

Wow @TofuonToast how on earth are they managing to do it so cheap?! Seriously jealous. I'd be using it so much!

historygeek · 03/11/2022 17:56

Northern city- £7.50 from 3.15 until 6pm with snack (sandwich, wrap, sausage roll etc).

Tisfortired · 03/11/2022 17:54

Wow reading this we have it good here! Also on Nw England. Breakfast club is £5 and after school club £6 with a snack provided (sandwich or something usually, sometimes anything decent leftover from lunch service.)

TofuonToast · 03/11/2022 17:51

Jesus. I’m spoilt then. Breakfast club is £1.50 and after school club is staggered. So £3 until 430 or £6 until 6pm include snacks and small dinner!

Shinyandnew1 · 03/11/2022 17:50

Can’t understand why you would want to outsource it!!

Its looking likely that we will have to close ours as it’s operating at a loss. It’ll either be closed completely or outsourced.

cavily1806 · 03/11/2022 17:49

South Wales and paid £8.50 a day pre pandemic. Luckily she was old enough to not need it by time pandemic ended

JellyBellies · 03/11/2022 17:49

She was amazing, she would unload the dishwasher, give the kids a snack, get them to do music practice, play a game with them, sometimes cook something more substantial, fold laundry, etc
We still miss her!

gingercat02 · 03/11/2022 17:48

£11 here until 6pm just a snack. £9 for sibs. Breakfast club is £5 (3 for sibs) 7:30 until school time. North East England

JellyBellies · 03/11/2022 17:46

@DrLucyVanPelt for that price, you could hire someone to pick you kids up from school, bring them home and stay with them till 6pm.

I found a lovely uni student on care.com who did this when my kids were in primary school. This was pre COVID in 2019 and I paid £100 a week.

onionringcheeseypuff · 03/11/2022 17:43

I pay £12.50 per child after school club, and that's a reasonably low income area of north east England. Luckily, they are excellent

Ditsy79 · 03/11/2022 17:35

We're in the Northwest. £7 for after-school club, pick up any time until 6pm. They also get tea - a sandwich or some crackers. Tea used to be more substantial, but I suppose they've had to cut it to more of a snack due to the cost of everything going up.

toomuchlaundry · 03/11/2022 17:31

Because it doesn’t always make money @olivehater Local schools have had to close theirs because of low demand. Parents ask for it, the school then pays staff to run it and then parents don’t send their children!

Lavender2021 · 03/11/2022 17:31

Don't forget to look into the tax free childcare scheme if they take it. You can add money though out the year even in school holidays to make the most of your allowance. Every £8 you pay in the government adds £2 up to £500 every 3 months.

ButterflyBiscuit · 03/11/2022 17:25

Ours is £12 til 6 or £5 til 4.30

olivehater · 03/11/2022 17:25

I’m in the northwest and pay 6.50 for a snack ( wrap with ham cheese etc) till 5:45. Our school has recently brought it in-house which is better for the school. Can’t understand why you would want to outsource it!!

Weepingwillows12 · 03/11/2022 17:20

£12 for 3:15 to 6. Think they do a half session rate too. Snacks provided. South East.

Ringbling85 · 03/11/2022 17:18

I’m in Ireland and it’s €8 per hour for my two dc. School finishes at 2:20 and after school is available for a further 3 hours. They get a snack also.

MadeForThis · 03/11/2022 17:03

Ours is privately run but in the school grounds £18 per day. 5% discount for siblings if they attend on the same day.

bloodyeverlastinghell · 03/11/2022 17:00

9.70 for ours too but it only runs till 5 which is a bit early for most people.

Sandsnake · 03/11/2022 16:57

South East, run by the school. £16.50 for 15.15 - 18.00, with a hot meal.

bluechameleon · 03/11/2022 16:54

Ours is 4.70 an hour, no discount for siblings. You can do 1 or 2 hours 3.30 until 5.30. They get a snack of fruit, and if they stay for the second hour they are encouraged to pack a more substantial snack.

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