Nursery in London, NW3 help!

[chiarachiara]

Hi,
I am moving from Italy to London, probably going to stay in NW3.
Unfortunately, I just came to know that Camden area has cut budget over state nursery and they will offer just 15 hours per week (3 per day). This is a big problem for me, since I am a working mom.
I tried asking schools if I could top up paying for extra hours and they said no, then I asked some private nurseries but most of them seem to be full until 2013! How about childminders? Are they good? Do kids have fun and are safe with them?
Moms in NW3, how do you deal with this issue? I am waiting for some advice. Thanks a lot!

Chiara

You might want to try posting this in the mumsnet local for your area, the pre school thread and the child minders nannies etc post as that way you will get more chance of answer.

And 15 hours assistance per week for over 3s is normal - has been this for a while (I think there are proposals to extend it but it's aimed at lower income parents).

Thanks Gigondas, I'll try posting again in the right section.