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Pre school charging for lunchtime supervision?

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Moll172 · 18/06/2021 22:47

DD is currently at a private nursery, due to start a state run preschool, attached to a primary school, in sept.
After her first settling in session today within the welcome pack it states for the children eligible for the 30 free hours, which she is, this does not cover lunchtime and so there is a charge of £3.50 per day to cover her lunchtime supervision (not including her lunch)
The school hours are 8.50-3.15 (although DD will need to attend before and after school club)

I’m just a bit baffled. Myself, nor anyone I’ve spoke to have heard of anything like this before?
Anyone I know with a child in a school run preschool are not obliged to pay anything.

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TheGriffle · 19/06/2021 08:24

If you need her to go to before and after school care what are you going to do with her in the holidays or are you/dh a term time only worker?

TamingToddler · 19/06/2021 08:26

My son goes 8-6 3 days a week. Makes 30 hours. I was also under the impression any hours not between the usual 9-3 would be chargeable and after school care is £12.50 a day, plus £5 for the hour before school. We were looking at £300 a month, however when we got our invoice it was £0 and they claimed the full 30 hours.
Maybe your pre school will do this. I'm not 100% sure it's correct for my son to be honest but I'm leaving it as it is.

Looneytune253 · 19/06/2021 08:27

You still will be saving a fortune tho? Full time nursery is probably £1k per month more than what you're paying now look at it that way

VariantL1130 · 19/06/2021 08:32

The government don't pay nurseries enough money to cover the 30 hours. I think they get around £4 and hour for each child? It's not enough to pay for qualified staff, the building, resources etc. So nurseries have to make the money back some how and this is one way to do that.

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Moll172 · 19/06/2021 08:34

I work in a school myself so term time only, but means I need before and after school care.

Actually the different between what I’ve been paying for private nursery, is minimal. Was about £350 a month for private nursery, including her 30 free hours. Pre school will work out to £330 per month including the 30 free hours.
(Before tax free deductions)

So a slight saving but a lot more than I was anticipating!

Ah well! Another one of the joys of being a working parent

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RedElephants · 19/06/2021 08:35

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DGFB · 19/06/2021 08:41

Yes it’s the norm

TheGriffle · 19/06/2021 08:56

That’s good @Moll172 as a couple of people I know didn’t realise/understand the school preschool shut during the holidays after they moved them from private nursery. I’ve had to keep dd at her private nursery rather than the primary school one she will be going to in September as they didn’t offer full days, only the half day sessions which wasn’t workable for us. She goes 3 full days a week to her private nursery during her 30 free hours we just pay dinner money which is around £65 a term and we just save up and suck up the massive cost during the holidays when we pay full wack or £49 a day.

Looneytune253 · 19/06/2021 10:06

So you didn't think it was odd that the private nursery charged you the same amount. I meant the price you pay before they're 3 you're still saving an absolute fortune on that.

TenThousandSpoons · 19/06/2021 10:15

£3.50 is cheap - I was paying £5 to cover “lunch club” ten years ago!

LostThings · 19/06/2021 10:21

Unfortunately OP the Early Years sector is undervalued and therefore poorly funded. It's a shame but that's how it is.

amylou8 · 19/06/2021 10:29

My daughters nursery (preschool attached to primary) did this and she's 18 now, so it's not a new thing. We could pick them up and lunchtime and drop them back for the afternoon session, which to me made the fee seem like a bargain.

BackforGood · 19/06/2021 18:05

Right, so this isn't about the drop from full pay to 30 hours funded, but somehow you thought it was okay to pay similar to a PVI for wrap around care, but not to the school based Nursery for wrap around care ?

KellyOo · 15/09/2024 18:21

I am paying this too, never heard if it 340.60 per month for twins...

30 a week supervision, then dinner money amd snack. 340 60 a month for 2 of them xx

TTCJJB · 15/09/2024 19:12

Normal here too, we have to pay £5 per day for the supervision/lunch.

mrsnjw · 17/09/2024 19:15

What @NannyR said. Lots of school nursery do this because the school day is longer than six hours. If a parent refuses to pay we insist they go home and are brought back. We need to pay for additional lunch staff to supervise nursery eating lunch in order for it to be safe and in legal ratio.

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