To ask how much your nursery costs?

[River86]

Thinking of sending Dd to.nursery for 1 or 2 days a week.

Looking at prices just now and ranging from £30-50 per day, meals included, time 8-6

Can I ask what you pay ? Just trying to work out what the average price is though i know its relative to where you live etc

I’m in Yorkshire and pay £44 for a full day (8-6) and £27 for a morning session (8-1).

I’m in London and pay a ridiculous £75 per day. Meals, nappies etc are included but I think it’s astronomical.

For 5 days a week it's £1400 or £1500 a month. (London)

Friends of mine living in Bristol pay £52 approx per day 7.30 - 5.30

If you're getting the same for £30 as you are in the £50one then go £30! But I didn't really care about cost when I was finding a nursery for DD, we just went with our gut instinct when we visited them all. Bit like when you view houses - you just know which one is right. Ours is £44 per day only breakfast included.

£60-64 a day (London zone 2)

Just over £40 per day for 1 year old, includes 2 snacks and hot lunch. Reduced to about £35 a day for 3/4 year old (not taking into account the free hours). I’m in the north east of Scotland

Wow London prices seems crazy.

The more expensive one seems fabulous. Country side, all out doors lots of space for kids . Other one seems smaller and sits on a main road but would be easier in regards to drop offs etc.

Still to view them properly though.

So price generally reduces the older they get ?

£49 a day

Yes but that’s due to the 15-30 ‘free’ hours.

Yes, staffing ratios are slightly lower for children over 2 (I think). And then you get some free hours at 2/3 depending on circumstances.

Don't forget to look into tax-free childcare if you're working.

8-6 would be £75, if we need six thirty we have to pay £80. That includes nappies and food. DS have actually started yet but we had to get him on a waiting list for when I go back to work in October. South east, not London

And older children have larger staff ratios.

£60 a day, Warwickshire. Food included but not nappies etc

£54 per day, includes meals, snacks and, nappies, plus weekly music, singing and ballet classes with external teachers.

I think the only thing that really matters, aside from safety issues, is who has the most loving and caring staff. The rest is just detail.

So I dont 'have' to send her to a state nursery to get the free hours at 3? (I'm in scotland).

The prices they gave were 0-2 Dd 20months.

£57 per day, SW

£48 per day for under 2 in West Yorks- all meals, nappies etc included, open 7.30-6pm.

£50-£70 a day in the Basingstoke area.

No, we use private nursery and get the free hours. And definitely sign up for the government childcare scheme, saves you 20% of monthly bill, up to £2000 per child per year

That's good to know. I always thought the hours had to be with local authority nursery. Makes things a lot easier actually

£105 per day. This was nowhere near the most expensive place i viewed

London obvs

£120 a day. London. Don’t like to think about if