My son goes to nursery Monday, Weds, Thurs, Fridays. More often than not, nursery calls me around noon on Wednesday to say that he either had a temperature, loose poo or vomited and I have to collect him. We have a 48 hours exclusion policy for sickness so he’s out for the rest of the week. Usually he’s absolutely fine when I collect him and I can’t find any symptoms they said he had. Then some Monday bank holidays and times where he’s actually sick and I keep him home, and he’s basically never really there. I pay 1k per month after funded hours for working parents but I can’t afford it anymore because I’m hardly working. I drastically reduced my hours last winter but was just about to up them again. Do I just give up? I thought about finding a nanny instead but he doesn’t settle with a nanny and when he is at nursery, he’s really happy there, he loves other children. Other nurseries around here have 1 year+ waiting lists and the same sickness policies.