How much do you pay for childcare?

[WaitingRoom1]

Sorry, I've started a good few threads regarding childcare the past couple of days, however this is important to me so here goes...

How much do you pay for childcare per week? I'm trying to work out what's doable, what's normal, and what I can expect... thoughts anyone?

Thanks in advance!

I got quoted £15 a day for 2hrs care. Ds would of finished nursery at 1130 and id of picked him up after work at 130. A morning session is only £5 more but i wasnt keen on the nursery after i saw how they ran things. Im currently now looking for a childminder for the couple of hours a day i need

£190p/w for 3 full days (10 hours each) including all meals and nappies

£128 a week 3 days 9-5 included in that is 2 sessions at preschool where my child minder takes and fetches her.

Love my childminder!

@ tenbob
How many days a week? My nanny is way more than that for less hours per day and only 4 days a week.

£1500 for a month (full time), childminder. All included apart from milk.

Hi I am an ofsted registered childminder I have been charging £4 per hour I have been minding for over 7years now. I still around the same rate 4-4.50 however funded places for 2,3 and 4 available FOOD INCLUDED

I was paying £1,300 per month for full time nursery for DS1. That was with a small staff discount as the nursery is run by the organisation I work for, although not exclusively for the children of members of staff. It wouldn't have been feasible for financial and logistical reasons to do it with two DC, so I'm now staying at home with them for a couple of years.

I honestly cannot believe there are people paying as much as my monthly wage in childcare fees

Going rate where we are is about £35 per day for childminder or nursery. At the moment wrap around care for my eldest and afternoons for the youngest with free hours is coming in around £400 per month.

waitingroom. DH and I both compressed our hours and it worked out well for us. and meant dc were only in childcare 2 days a week. I also wanted dc to go to a nursery but after looking around and opening myself up to other options, found an amazing childminder (who we are still with and is still amazing 10 years on!) and meant dc were out and about experiencing lots of different things, places, groups etc plus cheaper than nursery (4-4.25 per hr) although not the reason for choosing her.

If your work is flexible and you can compress hours during the nursery years then it will work well. When you get them in primary school it will be different with earlier pick ups so maybe you can work 5 shorter days with some limited wrap around child care.
My previous employment was very full on with changes in site and travel abroad so I retrained to be a teacher. With 2 in nursery together for 2 years it took all my salary - however that was my choice and I moved up the pay scale and when they were at school I had zero childcare costs as I worked locally and could pick up most days. Now they are teenagers and relatively independent apart from taxi-ing services. However, my salary has stagnated while my husbands has risen considerably.
I've given the detail just to show how things change over the years and the immediate choices we make to help with childcare may not work 5 years later.

£0 per month now! Because both children are now in school

But I was paying over £950 a month for 2 at nursery before DS got free hours. And that was for them to be in just 3 days a week. It was brutal.

Grit your teeth and get through these years though. I have had a couple of promotions in that time and also managed to persuade my work to let me work fully flexibly around school hours. So now I have zero childcare costs and a higher salary and I am so glad I stayed working. (Plus I was building up pension contributions and paying down my student loan even when my “after childcare” pay wasn’t much. and also they loved nursery and gained so much from going there)

two primary school children, wraparound childcare on school site, mornings from 07.30 until 18.30, breakfast and snack/light meal in late afternoon 3 days per week costs me £360 per month but might be a bit higher/lower depending on school holidays. it takes up nearly half my wage before i even start thinking about car costs and fuel.

Agree about taking the long view, especially if you're in a job where leaving the industry will make it difficult to re-enter or re-enter at a similar level. Sometimes you have to accept the childcare will cost more than you earn or you won't have much left over, during the early years, but later you will be better off - and that might be working part time or full time.

Possible ways to save on childcare costs - working compressed hours, both partners working 4 days but different days off so no childcare needed, use of flexible childminders who will vary hours weekly, for those on shifts or who only need term time care, having a regular babysitter for any odd hours which are needed instead if childcare, possibly nannies where there are 2 children or babies and school age children, using 2 different providers for different days and needs, don't forget to use childcare vouchers, be aware of what schools might offer for those of 2+.

£425 pw. 5 days, full time, everything included

£2 per morning at breakfast club 8-8.45am then £10 per session at after school club with a small snack 3-5.45pm. 5 mornings and 4 afternoon sessions for my DS so its £50 per week. £100 a week in school holidays for 5 full days 8-6pm 1 snack only.

Childminder £35/day. Opens 8am closes 6pm. Includes lunch, tea, snacks. I provide milk, nappies, wipes.

My work has a nursery, it's over £58 a day. They provide nappies. It's rated "Outstanding" by ofsted. We didn't like it, or the price.

Someone at my work was paying £1800 for 2 children in nursery full time.

I can't believe how people make any money by the time they've paid for childcare. no wonder there's so many sahp's. You'd never manage that on a low income.

Wouldn't you be better finding out costs of nurseries and childminders in your local area? The answers on here vary so much depending on location etc.

Our on-site but no longer subsidised nursery is £1k per month for under 2s, £850 2-3 and with govt funding for 3+ it's £625. Open all year except 8 public holidays from 7.45am until 6pm, breakfast, lunch, 2 snacks, nappies, wipes all included.

£35 per day, have to provide nappies and wipes. I don’t mind though I only use Aldi and they are cheap ☺️

My son's childminder charges £4.50 per hour, inclusive of trips out, homemade food and wipes. I supply milk and nappies. My 6 year old daughter's school charge £5.50 daily per morning breakfast club and £15.50 for after school club. We are in the North East.

It depends on the level of care you need, the times and days you need and your location

Whether you have space (or want) live in, how much experience they have, their age etc

Child minder is £4 an hour which includes food and activities and nursery is £4.50 an hour.

About £100 a week for 2 dcs.
Dc1 is yr 1 and attends breakfast and after school clubs 3 days a week.
Dc2 is in nursery for 3 days and gets 30
Hours so we just pay the "top up" we also get tax free childcare which is a huge relief.