Childminders vs nurseries

[SophieB85]

Hi everybody, I wondered if I could get some advice? I'm expecting my first child April 2018. I've just come to realise that I need to be enrolling them now into childcare well over a year in advance as a lot of nurseries appear to have large waiting lists. I'm finding the experience quite daunting as I require a maximum of two days. This doesn't seem like much in comparison to some parents who have full time but the cost is almost not worth me working (staff nurse) I just wondered if anybody knows whether a childminder is a slightly cheaper option or whether both types of childcare are on par with each other, price wise. Thank you.

I've used both but mostly because I couldn't find a cm that could accommodate my working hours when I had DC2. The cm I used for DD1 was outstanding - she adored DD and took her and a few other little ones out somewhere lovely every day.
DS goes to nursery- they are loving and kind with him and he enjoys it but it's.m not the same experience imo. Either is fine though visit lots of settings

@coffeeforone yes that's full time (7-7).

Ubercorndiscoball, what you're talking about is one 'shocking' CM - therefore all CM's are like this?

Not my experience in 10 years of using an outstanding one (as I said earlier). Lots of structure, play, social opportunities, trips out, educational reports and progress...

I've never slagged of nurseries because I didn't use one myself, although I'm sure there are some shockers out there.