Can anyone beat this? (Cost of nursery)

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So I'm slowly thinking about a return to work. Our nearest nursery charges £2,100 for a full time place 😳 Jesus wept.

That's very steep! Shop around!

Christ that’s shocking!

Per week?!

Is that right?

But do you need to use them just because they are nearer. I would think a nanny would be cheaper than that.

Are you in London? I worked with a lady who spent 1.8k per month on 4 days

That is insane!

Do you have a spare room? A nanny would undoubtedly be cheaper!

Per month halfwitpicker

Childminder!
took me ages to find the right one but she was amazing, I found her on childcare.co.uk.

I was in

£100 per day? Hope it's a gold plated snot free nursery.

Per week?!

No. It’s the monthly cost for 5 days per week - so roughly 22 days per month give or take

Thanks, bike

What are the hours OP ?

Not just that. You'll likely be charged for bank holidays and any holidays you take. I just couldn't bring myself to pay out a grand of childcare for a 2 week holiday when the kid's not even there! And this is why I stayed home with 3 kids.

@DonnaDarko yep, we are in central London. It's not even a fancy nursery, just a Bright Horizons franchise!

@LovingLola 7.30am-6.00pm

That's normal hours. Some are 7 to 7. Hate to think what they charge!!

Bloody hell! That's more than double what I pay!

I'm going to make you hate me now by telling you if we need less sessions, as long as we give at least a week's notice then we don't need to pay for them. And we don't pay for days nursery is shut, like bank Holidays, and we can add extra sessions here and there with no fuss. I love my nursery

Oh, and we pay by quarter hour booked. No full or half day nonsense.

I was just going to ask if it was Bright Horizons as I recognised that chart! Ouch, we used a BH nursery for 3 years in London, no as high as that though! Most we paid was £1350 a month for 2 kids, can't remember if that was 3 or 4 days a week.

Christ! I thought mine were bad at £650 a month for 3 days a week. Good job dd loves going or I’d really fecking hate paying the fees every month.

I think that's normal for London :( we're in Kent , and we pay 1k for a full time place.

Christ. Our lovely little local nursery is £44 per day, open 7.30-6 50 weeks per week. They shut for 2 weeks at Christmas for which you're not charged. Open all of the bank holidays etc.

Wow that's ridiculous! Second a child minder. Ours was lovely and made my dc feel part of her family. We still speak regularly and we live in Aus now!

OP that’s cheaper than we pay... £750 pm for 2 days a week for a 3 year old. London.