Can i ask the nursery to do these hours?

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How do i explain to the nursery i want to go to two days a week from four, for about two months before going back to four again? Surely they'd want to give that space to someone else? I'm not against paying for the extra days in case i need to use the ad hoc, but I just think they are going to see it as weird and something they aren't sure they can do as i'm sure that most people don't have so much flexibility in their woork pattern.
My baby is in nursery tuesday - friday. He's not a year old yet, and i hate having him in this long (no choice really). In september i'm starting a post qualifying training course on secondment at university, doing two days at work, two days at uni, but until then i've been offered the opportunity to go part time immediatly, and i'm desperate to spend time with him. I'd be working three days a week at first, monday - thursday, and my other half would be able to watch him on the monday when he isn't booked into the nursery, which leaves two days at nursery.
Do you think this is likely to be possible? Or am i going to get told no way?
What's the best way to explain it?

I think as long as you're paying they won't mind.

You will have to pay for the days if you want them to hold the place for you, but if you're paying you can send your ds as often or little as you want.

I doubt they will let you pay for two days for two months though, then go back to four days.

Timmy is right

It won't be a problem - if you weren't paying it would be different

It might be easier to just stick with the 4 days that you have.

I dont think that they would be keen on dropping the days for 2 months, and they might not agree to that.

How much space do you think the nursery has? You could give notice on the 2 additional days, and then later say that your circumstances have changed and ask to increase again, but if the nursery is full then you might not be able to increase again when you need to.

Also, how much notice do you have to give the nursery of a reduction in days? if it is a month, then you are really only talking about 1 month of 2 days a week before you increase again.

Although, you might be OK as they are over the summer - I know that a couple of the children at DS's nursery drop their hours over the summer as parents are teachers (but still put them in a bit so that they don't get totally used to being at home), and they don't get charged full whack as nursery can factor this into staff holidays