£60 is a lot for an overnight trip for reception kids, AIBU?

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DS's reception class can go on an overnight stay at a camp type thing (they sleep in actual dormitories, it's a bit like an army barracks) I remember when I went in the 1980s and it cost my mum about tuppence ha'penny. Got the letter yesterday and it's sixty quid!

That includes transport (mini bus 10 miles up the road), dinner and breakfast and the "activities" and the overnight stay.

I think that that is effing loads for a reception overnighter. AIBU? There will be parents who can't afford that. :(

YANBU!

An overnight trip for reception age sounds like a sleepless night to me!

I am more shocked at the idea of an overnight residential for reception children!!!

They are very young to go on an overnight school trip IMO

Overnight for reception chldren??

We still co-sleep and DS has a comforter and a dummy.

Overnight at 4 YO? I can't imagine that many would be up for staying somewhere so young.

But sixty quid is a huge amount. Insurance?

Well, that's a whole other AIBU

It is Kingswood Camp, Euphemia. As I remember it, you'd have to pay me sixty quid to stay there...

There is no way my reception age child would even be going on an over night trip.

Why would a school be offering overnight camps for reception age kids? THAT is BU.
Our kids schools had camps/activity breaks for the older DC - age 10 and over.
4 year old is way too young and £60 is too much.

I remember doing it at 5. Here in the West Midlands you have to fend for yourself from birth so overnighters in recpetion is a natural progression.

Maybe as it's for such young ones they take loads of staff?

They take 6 staff...

Our school don't do a residential trip until Year 4, which I'm dreading as my DD still seems sooooo little. I wouldn't have been able to let her go in reception. Too young.

To give you an idea, our Yr4s have 2 nights, about 10 miles away and includes food and activities - it is £120 and we get told in September, they go in March and the payment can be made in installments.

Too young and too much!

I can't imagine any teacher in their right minds wanting to take Reception children on an overnight.
I've just read a risk assessment for a day trip and it was unbelieveably long and detailed.
You'd have to write a book for an overnight!

I remember going to Kingswood for an overnighter when I was in reception - I remember it well as I loved it! £60 though???

Tis loads. Fuel price? I dunno.

Where is this Astley Burf?! I am a Stourbridger and don't know of it.

I had a grand time when I went. Also in first year secondary, we went on an orienteering trip to Llandrinio in Wales. The teachers loaded us up in the minibus and ditched us twelve miles from camp with maps and compasses. They expected us to go this really long-winded way around the countryside and they estimated it would take us seven hours to get back.

It took us four. We just went back the way the minibus came. Turned up early to find Mrs Upping noshing off Mr Langley.

DS attended a cubs overnight with two days of activities and all meals. £35 quid. YANBU

Overnights for small children are great confidence builders though, 29 out of the 30 will not give their parents a thought and have an amazing time in my experience.

The teachers and TAs are very very brave ime!
I work in y1 and not a chance I'd want to take my very lovely 5 and 6 year olds away overnight. Scary thought.

Y3 is the first residential at DDs school (3 nights) and felt that was early enough.

£60 I assume will pay for the mini bus hire or fuel if school mini bus, insurance (which won't be cheap), and the venue - they are never cheap ime. On the dearer end of the scale for one night but not massively so in my experience of school trips overnight.

:o at Mrs Upping and Mr Langley Bupcakes

Two of our teachers made out in the stationary cupboard, they got married in the end though....