childcare costs once in primary school - how much to budget for?

[Fhlneihn1345]

DD is off to school in September which means that we won't be paying for her super expensive nursery - we are in the SE. But with all the after-school clubs, holiday clubs etc - I am having a hard time budgeting for our childcare costs.

On average, how much does everyone else budget for per month (if added up across a year?). We both work FT if that makes a difference.

Thank you

It's £21 a day here for wrap around care (8am - 6pm). Holiday clubs range from free (usually run by churches) to £40 a day here. I mixed it up and always took advantage of the church camp (you didn't have to attend, we went to a different church!) as it was Monday to Friday aka free evenings for us!

Most kids stop using a child minder by secondary, our secondary kept the library open until 5pm (no charge) and opened the canteen at 7.45am (breakfast chargeable)

@fhbn2025

I struggled to find holiday clubs until 7/8 before that only the ymca would take them,

We are in East London and Teatime club is £9, breakfast club is £4, and holiday club is £25 (all 8am to 6pm). Holiday club is only for the first 2 weeks of the summer, and other local clubs cost between £20 a day and £200 a week depending on the theme/location/activity.

For pp who are saying that you won’t need to pay childcare when you’re on holiday, I had to pay half rates when I took holiday, but the childminder didn’t charge me when she took her 2 weeks annual leave.