AIBU to think £62.50 is expensive for a 7.30am-6pm nursery day?

[DanielsandLukesmum]

I'm absolutely shocked.

That includes food, nappies and wipes.

We paid £90 so I'd say it was quite reasonable.

Sounds ridiculous

Ten years ago it was £54, so sounds about right.

Yeah we pay about that and it's one of the cheaper ones in the area, doesn't include nappies.

What is that? £6 an hour? Not that bad including food etc.

Depends where you are in the country really.

DS has just finished nursery for school and rate was £49 a day at that point including same as yours.

We are Worcestershire.

Depends were about you live by me it's about £40 a day

Really depends where you live. That's on the cheaper side of average for London. We pay £53 p/day for ours (London) which is mega cheap.

Well, it's all relative
Some areas are more expensive than others
But quality provision costs

Doesn't sound too bad at all

The day nurseries near me are all about £70 a day. It's crippling.

Oh just seen it includes nappies and wipes. That's very reasonable then!

We pay £75 per day so £62.50 is quite reasonable, especially if it includes nappies, wipes and food.

Can you consider a childminder?

Even outstanding nurseries ae significantly cheaper here. I also live in the south.

I pay £44 a day in the south west.

I don't necessarily agree with that insancerre. I moved my son from the 89 p/day nursery I was sending him to to the 53 p/day one he now attends. I'm much happier with the cheaper one.

I paid £96 a day in London, although there were cheaper.

I think that's about average OP.

I pay 56 in the Midlands

Yeah that works out about £5per hour, including nappies and food and it's a "bargain"

I didn't mean that more expensive nurseries are better but it is hard to say if the rate is expensive without knowing what other nurseries in the area costs

I keep wondering why people can't afford to work. I have 3 in childcare and I think it's really cheap.

It depends where you live. If in London then I'd say it's quite normal.

I'm going to be paying the same for DS when he starts nursery in January (he'll be 9 months old), and we have to supply our own nappies and formula.

It gets slightly cheaper when they move up to the toddler room (about £55 per full-day) and again when they go to the pre-school room (about £49 per full-day).

Pretty outrageous, but yeah, as others have said, it sounds about right. It was £30 a day in the late 1990's.

No wonder some women choose to stay at home.

Several people I know work in places that give free creche facilities. Every employer should follow suit, because these prices are ridiculous.