Need childcare for 50 hours a week

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Can't seem to find any childminders who have the availability.

DS is 14 months, I need to go back to work for my sanity!

Maybe look at a nursery then. My daughters opens at 7-7.30 and closes at 6pm. You won't find many out of those hours and be prepared to pay a FORTUNE for 50 hours x

I think that's the biggest issue, I've looked up nurseries and I'm looking at around £1000 a month for them.

I'd be hundreds worse off if I go back to work with DS in nursery.

For 50 hours I would be looking at a nanny or nanny share but obviously that is expensive

50 hours is a lot so it's going to be expensive whatever you choose. Have you looked into a Nanny?

Unfortunately 50 hours a week childcare is going to be expensive regardless of whether it’s a nursery, childminder or nanny.

I am a childminder, most of my children are full time (50hrs). I charge £45 a day and I am
at the much cheaper end of the scale (S.East) so a childminder won't necessarily be cheaper anyway.

£1k per month for nursery and a 50 hour work week would leave you hundreds worse off? Those sums don’t work out unless your net pay is only 800pm which wouldn’t be very little for a 50 hour week

Worth noting though that the OP isn’t go to be working 50 hours, that is the care she needs. So a bog standard 9-5 job with 1 hour commute means childcare from 8-6 which for 5 days is 50 hours.

Nursery costs are a killer. I worked nights when mine were tiny for this very reason. Sympathise.

I understand - Mine works out at making about £10 a day if I take out nursery fees (for2) and commute but I’ve just had to accept that for me long term it’s worth it due to career progression opportunities and nursery fees not being forever. Depends what kind of job prospects you have really - mine would suffer a lot if I took a few years out

Have you looked on your local Family Information Service website?

Try e-mailing even if it says no availability, a lot of childminders don't keep their information up to date on there but might have spaces, or know of someone else who might have a vacancy.

Also try the areas surrounding your neighbourhood.

Il be going back to work for 37 hours a week.

I will be doing a standard 9-5 so DS will be needing a carer for 8-6 as it's a 45 minute commute each way (as another poster said).

I guess it's a case of hunting and hoping!

Some childminders do day rates typically in my area of London its about £40.
Don't forget you can get tax credits, tax free childcare or childcare vouchers(which close to new entries in October, you need to put at least £20 a year in to keep any current scheme open)