Nursery charging extra for early pick up?

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Northtosouth · 16/08/2023 17:19

I’ve recently put my DS’s name down at a local nursery to start when he is 1 for 2 days a week. The nursery day is 8.00am - 600pm which I understand is needed for parents working however I’m able to either drop off later or pick my child up earlier than this but the nursery want to charge me extra for this.
Am I missing something here? What is the added cost involved? Is this normal practice at a nursery?

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mycoffeecup · 19/08/2023 15:09

Northtosouth · 17/08/2023 14:28

I did think maybe it’s to discourage it as if every parent was doing that there would be a constant stream of people coming and going.

Maybe we’ve got our wire’s crossed, I spoke to them on the phone and then she emailed costs. Which was £76 per day, 8-6pm. Then the email said flexible arrival and departure times can be arranged to suit your individual needs at an additional fee.
Unless she means I could potentially pay for a half day plus a bit extra if I was picking up at 3 for example. But there was no cost sent for a half day and I didn’t mention it half days on the phone.

I will clarify with them, I just didn’t want to reply questioning it if it was normal but sounds like it isn’t.

That will mean an earlier dropoff or later pickup. Or maybe that if you want a half day, it will cost than half of a full day.

mycoffeecup · 19/08/2023 15:09

more than half of a full day.........

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