Fordy62 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I don't have kids but I have a number of friends where one of the couple is only working to maintain a career path for when the kid/kids go to school as when tax deductions are taken into account, they'd be better off being a stay-at-home parent. How did your nursery justify their 5%, notably above inflation, cost rise? I think the cost of childcare in this country is a big issue and it seems to be getting exponentially worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 That sort of price is very common. My mother runs a large nursery so I know that due to the ratio of nursery nurses to children nobody makes any money. The nurses are on a small wage but there are so many of them needed that my mother isn't on much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Barrs Court Red Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Nursery costs are abhorrent. However given the staff ratio needed per x amount of children, it becomes clear why they are so expensive. Child minders maybe cheaper, worth investigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gazred Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 You using the child care vouchers at all? http://www.childcarevouchers.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RedM Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I've never worked in private day care only public sector but I think you are right about being able to charge high rates due to demand. The staff are very low paid and a lot is expected of them, and yes it is bloody hard work. Not sure what the ratios are in private sector but I used to have 7 under 5's a day and worked in a room with another Nursery Nurse who had the same, so covering each other for breaks there was one person with 14, certainly had our hands full. The actual ratio on paper was officially 1:5 as they counted the 4 office staff the nursery had, but they never came into the rooms. And there was meant to be 1 child less in your group if you had under 2's but that was 'forgotten' about too. So keep an eye on numbers when choosing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 We always used to put our kids in the freezer in the morning and thaw them out every night. Much cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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