Like history repeating itself!

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Lived in lovely respectful area now for 6 months.
beautiful scenery, job in local pub (one night a week), beautiful(but nothing flash) house.

DD 3 next month, despite previous phone calls, now discover cant get her in to primary nursery heree until she's 4, but she can get into one in next town(very good school) as of her birthday.
Dp works 30 mile away insale direction of other school.
we only have one car and no dispoable income.
im training to become child minder, so wouldnt be able to get dd to school on bus AND take all mindees with meor to their own schools

so.
house was put up for sale this weekend. and second person to see it has offered asking price..should be happy but am sad, dont want to move, this house is exactly how i want it, now we're going to have to buy something cheaper with loads to do and leave this peaceful lovely place and head back to town.
am just writing my notice for work

That's really and can't really find words so sending you [[hugs]]

I'm sorry to hear this.

Just a thought, but wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a second hand car than to move house with all the removal costs, stamp duty, legal fees, surveyors fees etc?

we're that stretched with mortgage cos we wanted to be in this area, we couldnt possible afford antoher car, nor really the extra running costs.
when we move, we have made a small amount on the house to cover costs and fees, but all money is in house, so we have nothing to spare while we're here

just got pictures and details of house to authorise
people are fighting over my house and im having to leave it
sorry, just so despondant at minute

What about putting off becoming a child minder for a year, until dd can go into local nursery?

Or, could you increase your hours at the pub?

Just suggesting, because you're .

sorry to be dim, but why not just wait until your dd can start primary where you currently are at 4? You probably have a really good reason, but that was the question that jumped out at me. Sad you are having to move if you love it.

Do you have to send her to a nursery now? If you are childminding could she stay at home with you until she can get into the local nursery? It does seem a bit drastic to move house for the sake of 1 year of nursery

Catgirl you saved me a post.

I too am confused.

Do you have to send her to a nursery now? If you are childminding could she stay at home with you until she can get into the local nursery? It does seem a bit drastic to move house for the sake of 1 year of nursery

oops sorry. Meant also to add that round here children don't start reception until the term of their 5th birthday, and none of the local schools have nurseries attached.

well dd is going through speech therapy at moment, they say she is very advanced being the reson her speech is bumpy, as her head has so much in it.
she go's two mornings to nursery at min, but speech therapist said would right itself when she went to 'proper' nursery and around more children.
so i either pay for more sessions at private nursery or have to put her in school that has a place as i dont want her to feel held back or continue with these probs.
and dp works in same diredtion but about 20-25 miles further from dd's school, so really with only one car, its crazy us being here in the first place, just wish we'd realised this before we beg stole and borrowed 6 months ago

OK, but from the term after her third birthday she will be entitled to 5 free sessions a week at nursery, which with the 2 you are currently paying for would almost be full time. Could that not help? Especially if the remainder of the time she was with your mindees?

It seems a shame to move for the sake of what is really a relatively short time, although I understand completely that you will be anxious to do the best for your dd.

i know what you eman, but this nursery are unable/not allowed to provide free child places as they are in the grounds of a pri,ary school with places available..however, thos places are ONLY available to children in catchment, siblings, then everyone else and ive spoken to them twice recently as they've said no room both times

i know it seems drastic, but we've got to a point where moving here just about took everything from us and we were of the understanding, she would definatly have a palce in school(on or around her 3rd birthday)and now id have to take dp to work, come back, take dd to nursery on afternoon(cant get morning session), come back, then go and get dp from work again, it would more than double our peterol plus other car wear and tear and that would be every day1
honestly, we've looked at every option.
this is the only solution, but doesnt mean we are happy to do it, especially as we're gonna have to pay a fortune for a smaller, distastlful house thatneeds ripping out and starting from scratch cos the prices close to dd's school or thereabouts are ridiculous
just feel so frustrated, wish we'd never moved here and i wouldnt know what i was missing!