part time nursery places give notice for full time child

[mumwon]

Is this normal? Informed that if child has part time place at nursery & full time child needs a place they will give part time child 2 months notice unless they turn full time?

It’s certainly not at all common in my experience. But what difference does it make whether or not it’s considered "normal"? It’s a perfectly reasonable condition if they’ve made it clear in the contract.

I’ve never seen that before. Unfair but private businesses can do what they like. Full time equals more money sadly.

Seems harsh and uncaring. Is this really what the 30hr funding has reduced nurseries to?!! 😭😳

Completely normal I'm afraid, unless your part time hours match up with another part timer to cover the full time space.
There are strict ratios and saving a space for a child that only wants one day a week when there is a child asking for 5 days a week just doesn't make financial sense.

I'm assuming that's because a part timer is using the government allowance only or for most of their hours, whereas a full timer has to pay the difference, which is at a much higher rate than the government allowance. So two part timers gives the nursery less money than a full timer, for the same number of hours

These are people/children we owe it to them to give them their best life. Money shouldn't be a factor here. Children's is what co8

"These are people/children we owe it to them to give them their best life. Money shouldn’t be a factor here."

That’s a very fine principle, but not helpful in practice. Money is a factor because nurseries will close if they don’t take enough money to pay the bills: and an awful lot of nurseries are in just that position.

Nurseries can’t refuse to pay their rent, their staff, their suppliers, their insurer, their professional service providers, et al. They can’t tell all those people, "we’re not paying you but we’re sure you’ll understand that money doesn’t matter because we’re just trying to give children the best."

With very few exceptions, nurseries do not make big profits: only half make any profit at all. The OP's nursery is almost certainly having to optimise the use of valuable places just to keep its doors open.

@itsaboojum I am well aware of the issue surrounding the 30 hour funding and how it is bring our industry, my job my passion to its knees. I don't do my job for the financial reward I do it because its my passion. Something has to give. All children deserve a chance. This system is not fair

No I don't think any nursery I have worked in openly has done this. They may prioritise a full time over part time on the waiting list but not if the pt has already started sessions.