Charged for sending my child to school during lockdown

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Hi, just want to see / get an idea if anyone else is experiencing this. I work for emergency services therefore my child has been attending school during lockdown. Recently however the school advised that i need to pay for the outside school hours my child is attending ( breakfast & after school club). That was not the case the first 3 weeks but now it changed. It works out that I will be paying circa £250 a month for childcare. I'm a single parent, normally friends and family help but now obviously its not possible. Anyone else facing this?

I’m in a similar position op. I’m paying hundreds of pounds more a month in childcare just to be able to go to work for the nhs and put my child and myself at risk, but what’s the alternative? I’m proud to be doing my bit. Early on in the crisis I watched the news avidly to see if there would be any childcare help for keyworkers, but I now know there won’t be. I used to find it hard hearing about the furlough pay of up to £2500 to stay at home when I earn less than half that going to work in a hospital but I’ve learnt not to compare as it only leads to misery. I hope in many years to come my dd will be proud of what I’ve done and thats worth more than any financial help however much of a struggle it is at the moment,

I think that’s awful, when places like the area I live in are providing care 8-6 and lunch for free it’s one less thing to worry about when you’re already worrying about catching the virus and passing it on etc.

I’m also a single parent, 4 kids but only 2 require schooling but luckily ex had them the days I work (police) but he’s been ill not covid so I’m exhausted - I didn’t enroll them for care to protect them (due to and make sure others who needed could get a space I absolutely couldn’t afford £250 extra a month I assume that’s doubled if you have more than one in school? I hope you can sort something op?