Hi,
So sorry for this post but I'm a bit lost.
My 3 yo will get 30 free hrs from April which we wanted to spread from 38 weeks to 52 weeks, being the full year. The way it works out is that if spread for entire year it will work out as 22 free hrs weekly (roughly). Now, the nursery did the yearly calculation and quoted me £314 monthly and said that the government pay towards the 22 free hours represents £96 weekly (this is based on the amount of £129 per week per 38 weeks given to them by the government).
However, this won't cover 22 hours as morning sessions are £29.5 and full day is £52. We currently do 4 X morning sessions and 1 X full day. That's 32.5 hours total (4 X 5.5 hrs plus 10.5 hours). Logically, if 22 hrs of 32.5 hrs are subsidised, we should see our current fee £722.5 slashed by 2/3 not some random amount of £96? Am I mistaken?
Thanks for all advice (if you dare to read this).
Mon
So sorry for this post but I'm a bit lost.
My 3 yo will get 30 free hrs from April which we wanted to spread from 38 weeks to 52 weeks, being the full year. The way it works out is that if spread for entire year it will work out as 22 free hrs weekly (roughly). Now, the nursery did the yearly calculation and quoted me £314 monthly and said that the government pay towards the 22 free hours represents £96 weekly (this is based on the amount of £129 per week per 38 weeks given to them by the government).
However, this won't cover 22 hours as morning sessions are £29.5 and full day is £52. We currently do 4 X morning sessions and 1 X full day. That's 32.5 hours total (4 X 5.5 hrs plus 10.5 hours). Logically, if 22 hrs of 32.5 hrs are subsidised, we should see our current fee £722.5 slashed by 2/3 not some random amount of £96? Am I mistaken?
Thanks for all advice (if you dare to read this).
Mon
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sorted byNurseries will usually allow you to use just the free hours but you'll have pay extra for food, nappies, etc or send your own each day. The rate for the 30 'free' hours barely covers staff costs, let alone anything else.
Don't forget you should also be able to get tax free childcare vouchers as well (Useful guide on MSE)