nursery

[kay06072021]

Hi, I’m a very young first time mum to be, I’m trying to plan my future and thing as far ahead as possible to stop me from feeling stressed. I’m currently getting a primary school teaching degree, and by the time I’m teaching my child will be around 3/4.

It would be helpful and easy if they could attend the nursery attached to the school I work at in the future, but I’m just wondering, is there a limit to how many hours a week they can go? I’ve heard of the 15/30 hour week funding, but do i need to pay if i want them to go for longer than this? Thank you

School nursery's tend to only be open school hours and term time only, so if you need to be in work earlier or later than those hours or have study and prep work in the holidays you may find this does not meet your needs. Private nursery’s/ childminders are usually open anytime from 7.30 to 6 all year round and so long as there is space you can go for as many hours as you want. You will have to pay for any hours over the 15/30 you use. There is lots of help to pay for childcare theses days Child Tax credit this is where you pay in x amount a month and government tops it up by 20% and if you qualify help from universal credits they will pay up to 80% of childcare fees for you but you have to pay the provider first get a receipt for universal credit to pay you back.

okay, thank you!

Just to give you an idea, my preschool child gets their 30 free hours and I pay £350 a month on top of that for wrap around. (DH and I both teachers).

This amount probably won’t go down when they start school! Out of school club for the other 2 is £330 a month.

That’s £330 a month each. My bill is divided over 12 months so I still pay in August.

Tax free childcare makes it a lot cheaper.

Don't forget school is only open 38 weeks becouse ofvtrainibg days and nursery do less as they have home visits and settling in at times you would be working....my local ones do home visits first 3 weeks of term then stagger children in....then reception can take 4 to 6 weeks to start full time.....a childminder will generally cover these times as well as parents evenings and after school meetings.

Ours attached to school is term time only

It's unlikely you would get a place at the nursery attached to the school you teach at, if you don't live in the catchment area.

Hours for school nurseries vary, but are typically 9-3 although some do offer wraparound.

Private nurseries are typically open 8am-6pm. Prices vary by area, ours was £50 per day 5yrs ago .

30 hour funding available from 3yrs old.

thank you everyone!