Nursery charging extra but can't explain why!

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Hi,

DD (3) has just started a new nursery full time. She's eligible for the free hours, but the nursery have an odd fee structure, and it's difficult to work out!

My issue is that they charge £53 a day for a full day, based on a 10.5 hour day. For the days that funded hours are used, they charge £7.00 an hour, but that would work out as £73.50 daily rate, surely?

Are they allowed to charge extra per hour on the days that the funding is applied?

So from the info you give, you spread 15 hours over 4 days, but she's there for 10.5 hours per day.

10.5 x 4 = 42 hrs
42 - 15 funded hours = 27 hours @ £7 ph.
27 x £7 = £189

Then 1 full day at day rate: £53

So you get 4 days at £47.25 and one day at £53, totalling £242 per week, plus any charges for food/nappies/suncream. Is that about right?

I started a thread here to talk about how providers are approaching the changes in Early Years funding

I hope someone will come & talk to me