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Right OK so how much has everyone's nursery fees gone up by this year?

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Wiltedrose · 05/03/2009 19:47

We have just had a letter from nursery saying that in the face of the 0.5% interest rates, and my 1% pay rise, they are putting their fees up 5% this year and we should think ourselves bloody lucky as that's less than the 'national average' increase

So I thought I'd do a little MN average poll. How much has your nursery fee gone up %wise???

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wuglet · 05/03/2009 19:50

From 30 to 31 quid a day.

Not a big percentage can't do maths

CantSleepWontSleep · 05/03/2009 19:52

Dd is at nursery school rather than day nursery, and due to the credit crunch they will not be raising the fees for next year.

freddysteddy · 05/03/2009 19:55

OP, you're not thewiltedrose are you?

If not, you may want to change your name - there was a poster called thewiltedrose who pissed everyone off with her begging.

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Wiltedrose · 05/03/2009 19:55

Nope, am not she

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freddysteddy · 05/03/2009 19:56

OK, well, good luck posting under that name then.

MarlaSinger · 05/03/2009 19:57

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Wiltedrose · 05/03/2009 19:57

Busy scratching head, took me a month of lurking to come up with that one!!

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CantSleepWontSleep · 05/03/2009 19:57

Oh yes, didn't notice OP's name.
It really is good advice to name change .

freddysteddy · 05/03/2009 19:57

Tact?

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Wiltedrose · 05/03/2009 19:58

No, not new as such, just reincarnated

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Wiltedrose · 05/03/2009 19:59

Not because I really am that person and am pretending not to be, I should add, just because I had a MN break of 18 months and being pregnant a 2nd time fancied starting again

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Northernlurker · 05/03/2009 20:00

Ours have gone up by £2 a day or just under 6% - but I don't think they went up last year at all - dd wasn't there then as I was on maternity leave so I'm not 100%. It's always a painful moment - but I love the nursery and respect the staff - with the increased cost of food and heat etc it seems reasonable enough. I hope some will be passed on as a salary rise to the staff as well though!

Northernlurker · 05/03/2009 20:01

droopingrosa?

floopyflora?

watermenowbeforeIbecomepotpourri?

iwontbite · 05/03/2009 20:01

as far as I know ours haven't changed

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Quiltedrose · 05/03/2009 20:04

Any better?

at Northernlurker, can I come back to you for my Easter name please?

Nope don't know the original, went off MN about 2 years ago

Quiltedrose · 05/03/2009 20:05

I quite like Floppyflora, very apt at the moment, with my big preggers boobs!

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Northernlurker · 05/03/2009 20:07

Well it was supposed to be floppy - then I mistyped and thought it was sort of quaint.

Speaking of which - 'quiltedrose' is a bit like a duvet cover beloved by Thora Hird imo!

AlwaysHopefull · 05/03/2009 20:07

wiltedrose sounds like good gossip to me. I'm new to MN, tell me more!

How about droopingdaff?

SoupDragon · 05/03/2009 20:09

Zero.

In view of the economic climate, they've delayed the usual January increase until April I think.

AlwaysHopefull · 05/03/2009 20:10

PS my nursery fees went up about 5% too, but that was last September before things went really bad for everyone. Not expecting any more rises until this September.

Quiltedrose · 05/03/2009 20:10

Thora Hird, isn't she dead? (alwayshopefull, I was dying to ask too but didn't want to in people thought I really was said person and was just pretending I wasn't to see if everyone actually genuinely wanted to douse me in Vimto and feed me to a pack of ravenous 3 year olds)