Paying for nursery when closed !!!

[Kittycat0706]

Can you guys help advise me. My little boy goes to an amazing nursery 3 days a week and I understand that when I'm on holiday and take him out I should pay as I need to keep his place open. However where I get confused is when we have a bank holiday and nursery is closed I still have to pay for that day. For example Easter Monday I will be charged my normal monthly amount. The full year is broken down so we pay 50 out of 52 weeks ( Xmas we don't pay). But all other bank hols we do. Is this level ??

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[LIZS]

normal . Most employees get paid for BH's when they don't work so this isn't really any different.

[andadietcoke]

We pay for bank holidays and for when the nursery's closed between Christmas and New Year, but you can pay swap that session to any time within 8 weeks. It's the same for holidays but you have to pay £5 for those.

[2beornot]

Although i often wonder how parents who work BH manage?!

[2beornot]

Yep, we pay for 51 weeks of the year and get no reduction for BH or training days. Bit annoying, but like others that's why dd doesn't go on a Mon!!

[Sirzy]

Those that don't charge for bank holiday probably just charge slightly more for normal sessions to cover the costs for the bank holidays!

[cookielove]

We don't charge for bh, but we do for short term illness and holidays. It is standard practice.

[tallulah]

The first nursery we used didn't charge for BHs, but the next one did. Standard practice I'm afraid.

[Littlemisstax]

Ours charges BHs and is now open 52 weeks a year which is a nice way to increase income without increasing the daily rate We've changed DD's days so she no longer goes on Mondays.

[addictedtosugar]

We pay for BH as well.
It was one of the reasons I didn't put DS1 in on a Monday when I was on ML with DS2 - he was in 2 mornings a week to keep the place.

The alternative is to charge more for a day rate, and than have BH "free". Full timers would pay the same, you probably get a slightly poor deal. Can you change your days? Mondays are the most common bank holidays.

[GreenGoblin0]

My nursery doesn't charge for BH or other closure days either (eg inset days) but it is part of a sure start centre so council run.

[insancerre]

pretty standard for nurseries

[TheresLotsOfFarmyardAnimals]

My nursery doesn't charge for BHs

[wadi1983]

Staff have to be paid the same amount even.if nursery is closed..

This should of been in the contract when your child first started nursery

[InMySpareTime]

It's because the largest proportion of nursery fees goes on staff costs, and staff are paid for Bank Holidays even when nurseries close.