Extortionate nursery?

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I picked 4 nurseries to visit (for my as yet unborn baby, was warned to look early!) and went to see 3 of them last week. I was happy with one of them (except small concern on food), and it is £735 full time per month, which seems reasonable for the area. I am going to see the final nursery tomorrow - from what I've read, it is my favourite so far (and got outstanding report from Ofsted). BUT it is £985 per month (north west england).

Does that sound very high??

Both seem really expensive to me. I am so glad I don't need full-time childcare any more. I only used a nursery for a year for my last child and it was £25 for 8.30-4.30 but I has a NEG so it was reduced to £10. My CM used to work out about £80 a week for one child, £120 for 2 but that was a long time ago now.

I'd love my DCs to do yoga but I'd like to go with them.

DS2 just goes for the grant hours so I'm not sure how much his nursery charges but it is fantastic, it's a Safehands Green nursery and I am so impressed with it!

Good grief! Do people seriously put their tiny children into these places so they can learn fucking French

I could weep but I don't have time. Just taking ds to his 2.5hr session of free nursery

we'll be paying £561 per month for 3 days a week. i get £560 fromo IR towards child care so it does work out. initially thought the fees were per week and nearly had a heart attack.

no French mind you - they do seem to play in the sand a lot though!

Our nursery is £47 per day, it opens 8 til 6. All food, drinks, nappies etc etc are included. they do not do yoga, french etc and if they had i would have avoided like the plague lol! What they do have is a high staff/child ratio, staff doing 'normal' 8 hour days, lovely facilities, seemingly happy staff etc, hence i don't feel the cost is extortionate. having said that I don't think it necessarily follows that more expensive is better, but if fees are significantly less than other places then who is losing out, not the staff I hope!

nurseries i have looked at in merseyside cost around £35 per day, including meals, but not nappies, and from 7.30 - 6 pm

childminder charges me £35 for a full day, 8 - 6 or £3 per hour, includes meals , but not nappies

£985 very high.. are you sure that is not a private pre school.. even then for a month it is very pricey

i pay that much in the south east for my DS

that is par for the course where i am

more expensive doesn;t always mean "better" though

We are going to pay £390 for 2 days per week. It is the best nursery I have found and not one in the area comes close. DS1 went there and was so happy that even though we have moved quite a distance we would still like ds 2 to go there.

The very friendly staff are mostly the same -very unusual
We don't have to provide nappies/food it's all provided and they even do your baby's washing so you never get presented with a nappy sack of pooey clothes.

It is clean and tidy with new toys and facilitlies being added.

I am in Surrye and it works out at about £40 a day. Including food.
£985 is near to my part time salary !!!
Am assuming you are top notch lawyer, with huge salary !

We pay 49/day for nursery and that includes nappies, milk and food cooked on site. I think it's a pretty good place. We're in the SE.

We pay 45 a day in the Midlands and have to provide milk, nappies, wipes etc. Thinking of relocating to th north east and the nurseries we have contacted are comparable with this

the nursery I am opening in Dec 08 is for ten children aged 3-5.

The staffing ratios will be 1 to 5 (well under Ofsted guidelines) and the staff are highly qualified and experienced.

The fees will be £150 per week, full time (7.30am- 6.30pm) meals included ( and healthy ones at that!)

you could employ a full time nanny at the prices you mention!

sorry forgot to say my nursery is opening in Stafford.