How much would a childminder be likely to charge for:

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3 days child care for 2 children.

A 1 year old and a 3 year old (term after 3rd Birthday)

From 7:45-4:30 Monday-Wednesday term time only

wherabouts are you roughly ?

I mean Inner London/Manchester/Norfolk, no more specific than that

I would charge you £4 per hour, no reduction for siblings, £216 per week if my maths is right (SW England)

It depends on different factors.
1 the area you live in,
2 whether the cm charges by the hour or the day,
3 if they charge a different rate for different ages.

Myself and my husband for example will be charging £6 per hour and that includes for us nappies milk, food and drink etc no matter what the age and we would be able to pick up and drop off if the child was close enough.

It can vary a great deal dependent on the above factors.

South of England. Would a CM be able to use the Early Years Free Entilmenet of 15 hours?

Well I don't charge TTO - so you don't want me

But I am £4 phr & I can claim the EYE funding for the 3yo

so £108 for baby & £58 for the older one (I think - it is very late & my maths switched off at 6 - so don't hold me to it)

Well I worked it out on 12.5 as that is what it is now

ummmmmmm its seems more expensive than nursery which is about £37 a day for under 3's.

How?

It's £36 a day isn't it?

You will often have to pay for lunch at a nursery, where most Cm's include all food in their charge.

Best thing to do is to find out what CMs in your area charge, it does vary a lot. Maybe try the childcare search on the direct.gov.uk site?

£37 is quite cheap for a nursery, so CM fees in your area are likely to be low too. Nurseries where I am (Bristol) tend to be around £40-£50 a day, CMs around £35-£45. No nurseries near me open before 8am though.

A childminder may well be a similar cost to a nursery. However there are differences between the types of care. A childminder could potentially care for your children until their pre-teen years. Whereas a nursery would only go up to 4, some may do an after-school club.

EYE dont you have to accredited to claim that?
Im not so no free hours here
Im Hertfordshire, I charge £4ph an £2 for meals, in line with most of the minders in the village I believe.
Never had siblings so would have to be negotiated.