Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

Original poster

Top up fees for funded childcare - is this high?

29 replies

Blownaway23456 · 30/04/2024 22:24

I'm looking at preschools for my daughter, and have found one I like but they charge a daily top up fees of thirty pounds, on top of the government funded childcare for 3 year olds. That's for a school day session. Is this standard? It seems high to me. Any insight gratefully received.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Whatelsecouldibecalled · 30/04/2024 22:35

£30 a day? Yes that high for 9-3!!

Original poster
Blownaway23456 · 30/04/2024 22:32

I, perhaps naively thought the free funding would actually cover free childcare. Understand paying extra for meals but am surprised by this extra fee.

OP posts:
Original poster
Blownaway23456 · 30/04/2024 22:30

It's for a school day sesion, 9-3. But the government funding fully covers the hours, so the extras they say it covers are lunch and a weekly external class I think. This is in the south west.

OP posts:
BusyCM · 30/04/2024 22:26

How many hours? What does it incude? Where in the country?

How long is a piece of string really!

Swipe left for the next trending thread