How many of you are not earning an income but still put child in nursery some of the time?

[handlemecarefully]

I'm discussing the possibility with my dh of taking a career break and being a SAHM for a couple of years ( I have an 18 month old and I am expecting a baby in April). ...... until my youngest (yet to be born) is about 3 years old - when hopefully I might be able to consider some new career direction.

I have suggested that whilst a full time SAHM I would still like dd to go to nursery for perhaps two 5 hour sessions per week (eg Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 - 3 for instance). My reasoning is that this is good for her..and I'll admit, very good for me!!!!

He thinks that this is an enormously self-indulgent suggestion when I would not be earning income to cover the cost, and he is very sceptical that anybody anywhere ever does this. So I would just like to carry out a bit of research:

Do any of you put your child in Nursery for a few hours per week in similar circumstances (i.e. when you are not ostensibly earning anything yourself to cover the cost)?

sorry to butt in , but how do you go about getting nersery vouchers and how old are they when they recieve them?

sorry to butt in , but how do you go about getting nersery vouchers and how old are they when they recieve them?

Normally the nirsery do it all and you never actually see the vouchers. It just means funding...

Oh and the term before they are 4 around here

Where I live you get funding for 5 sessions the term after the child reaches the age of 3...so for my dd she will be funded from September 2005 (3rd birthday July 2005). Before then I'll be paying myself

It varies but in our area is from the term after the third birthday. The nursery handle it so just get in touch with a nursery you are interested in and ask them. Or contact council's Early Years Service for further info.

HMC - The system has (is) just changed and she might get funding a term early.... check!