Registration fee

[Iamtheoneandonly2018]

New to this. Looking at sending DD 5 to after-school club ( independent as no provision at school ). Work for an agency so need as and when to pick up after school. Looked into childminders but no one interested / has room for as and when.
This provider a couple ofilescawsy will pick up but asking for £30 just to register. Is this a standard thing to do. TIA

• Of miles away

Anyone?

Guess not

A lot of settings have registration fees.

Some childcare providers charge a registration fee, others don’t. IMHO it would probably be fairest all round if they all did.

A few years ago, I compared notes with some other Early Years providers, and we worked out that it cost somewhere in the region of £50 to £100 to set up a new starter.

The start-up cost for a child at an after-school provision may well be lower, but £30 sounds very reasonable.

£20 a year. they have a lot of regulations to cover every year, even for existing clients. this fee is nothing in the long run to parent maybe .30p a session but to a club its the difference between retaining staff and ensuring they keep standards up.

Yes most do.