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AIBU Nursery and extra paid for clubs

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Beeharris · 04/05/2018 16:32

hi,

I've been getting a bit worked up recently about my youngests nursery. It's a private nursery so usual fees for 3 full days a week but they also have started doing "extra clubs" during the day what you have to pay for.
Like one day is £35 for 8 sesions of a dance type one where they bring in another person at 10am, and starting another at £40 on another day, like a sports thing at 11am

Ive just about stretched to the one club because I don't want him to miss out but this other thing means that is another £75 every like 8 weeks in top of how much I pay now.
I've told the nursery how I feel and they say they take the kids that don't do it and have other stuff but I still think it's like "why aren't I outside with my friends?" type of thing.
I'm really upset to think of him thinking that tbh and they don't seem to understand that.
They do put pressure on they are always asking for payment even when I'm not sure about it, and it's almost like having to tell them I can't really afford it and I don't know how they can put me in that situation.

What do u think?

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SleepingStandingUp · 06/05/2018 11:36

Change nursery or very clearly tell them you will NOT be signing him up for ANY classes. You pay for nursery and that's what you expect him to have. If tou want him to learn dance etc you will do it outside of nursery time.

Knittedfairies · 06/05/2018 11:44

I agree with SleepingStandingUp

OptimisticHamster · 06/05/2018 11:48

My nursery does this. I just ignore the flyers. It's their job to provide a well-rounded day for my child and as long as they don't throw them in a well when the sports club is on, I assume they're still having a good day.

But yes it's annoying. Her friends talk about the medals they've won (they're 3). I know the nurseries doing 30 hours need to generate extra revenue but I also think it stinks to try and make parents pay more. They've just put bills up too.

As you can tell I'm on the fence.

Quartz2208 · 06/05/2018 11:51

Yes it’s to make up the funding shortfall from the 30 free hours issue, council funding does not cover it (bare minimum) so they are coming up with different ways to do so. Clubs that used to be included and now being charged for

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