To Think that £52 for one day in a nursery is ridiculous?

[TheLadyEvenstar]

I was thinking of putting ds2 into a nursery 1 day a week so I could have some me time...aside from feeling selfish about that it seemed a good idea. Anyway did an online search last night and found the cheapest one is £52 a day but i have to supply his food.

You know what I think I will pass having that one day for myself lol

have you looked at a childminder or even a babysitter if just for a day,

whereabouts in south london are you?

milk x

Blimey! £85, £80 etc... Perhaps an idea to quit your job and retrain... LOL!

Understand about running costs, decent wages and the like, but it's still STEEP!

How old is your dd. Our day nursery starts from 2 and is £8.50 per session and you can have 2 sessions in a day so that gives you a good few hours to yourself. So that would amout to about £17 for two sessions. Do you have anything like that near you.

£52 a day sounds very normal to me.

If you only need a couple of hours time free, it's daft to look at day nurseries.

I don't understand why people will pay £££ to hairdressers, takeaways, holidays, designer clothes etc, but want the care of their kids to be dirt cheap......the most important thing in the world

if you pay peanuts........

madusa -"childcare may be expensive but childcarers have bills to pay too and so need a reasonable wage to do so"

People should be paid what the job they are doing is worth, not on the basis of any bills they might have.

I do wonder why so many people complain about the amount they are paying the person looking after their child/ren.

FAB, exactly!!

Woah! That's expensive. I am paying £667 per month for full time, food included, we provide nappies/ wipes etc, and from 8 - 6. Its about a third of my salary, but worth it!! Especially as I get to work from home a couple days a week, DD free ;)

Sorry, live in Liverpool/ Wirral btw.

I'm paying £9 to go to work!
My childcare costs me £9 more than I get paid. But, I enjoy my job, DS loves nursery and he's getting so much from his 2 days a week there I don't really mind.
Just started a new job on the bottom of the ladder so in theory, my wage will ony go up! Only need it to go up by £10 to be a pound in credit!

Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it!?

Agree you should look at a childminder instead, or half day at nursery maybe?

how old is your ds2? could you choose local preschool and take advantage of the nursery education grant?

otherwise would suggest a childminder or creche who you pay for the hours you use.

£52 a day is not unusual for nursery fees, because thye open long days it works out similar to a childminder per hour so it is worth it if you need to use all those hours. If you want a couple fo free hours a week use a preschool, creche, childminder or babysitter instead.

i live surrey/ sw london borders and our nursery is way cheaper for afternoon sessions than morning ones. that might be worth looking into?

Sometimes shopping centres or sports centres have creches that you can use for a couple of hours, would one of them for a couple of hours a week be an option?

I pay £30 a day and food is included.

That's a Sure Start nursery though, most private ones around here are more like £35 + a day.

Mine is £61 for a day, with all meals and nappies included. They are superb, and my DS is very happy there, so I don't resent it too much, though I do feel very poor compared to pre-baby. When you go in the baby room and see how many carers have to be there at one time, you can see why it's so expensive.

But I think if you can take the whack now and hang on in there with career, you will ultimately earn more in the future once they are at school.