Already back at work PT but changing hours when DD goes to nursery

[mumtobe23]

Sorry if this makes no sense but please bare with me while I try to explain...
as the title said i already work part time in an office, 3 days a week - Wed, thur & Fri, 9-5.30 with my mum having DD while i'm at work. This is fine.
However when my DD starts nursery (doing the 15 hours free) means she will do either mornings 8.30 till 11.30 or afternoon 12.30 till 3. I have been told "split" sessions are not avaliable so I cannot request her to go in for longer then the alloted time.

Problem A) My mum is moving away around the time DD starts nursery & will no longer be able to have DD around nursery times so I will have to change my hours to suit.

Promblem B) I would be working less hours which means i will be earning a lot less (we are scraping by as it as DH does not earn alot & and me doing less hours is really not an option)

I was maybe thinking of getting a 2nd evening job to earn a little bit more money but I'm not keen.
I'm not entirely sure how to approach this subject with work as i don't see how me working less hours (literally two hours a day) will be considered.
Thanks for reading, i hope its not too confusing!

Could yo get a childminder to pick up. I'm a bit out of date but you used to check help with childcare if you worked more than 16 hours? Not 100% sure of that. Anyone?

Hi why dont you try and see private nurseries you still get the 15hours free but can do longer times to suit you and see if you qualify for working tax credits

If you doing less hours isn't an option either for you or probably for work, then it sounds as though you just need another form of childcare to match in with the nursery hours - probably a childminder or a private nursery open longer hours.

My son attends a private nursery and they get the 15 free hours as a reduction on the cost. The advantage of the private nurseries are they are open nearly all year round so you don't have the issue of term times (at least until they start school properly, then it starts getting even more complicated )