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onlyme · 06-11-2007, 07:25

Hiya

If there are two parents living with the child, and both are working you may be able to get some help with childcare if they are offsted registered, however if one of you is not working, they will not grant any element of childcare in working tax as they say that the un-working (?) parent could look after the child. If the chils is 3 they are allowed 12.5hrs of childcare through approved childminders or nurserys paid for by government. This depends on when the 3rd birthday falls as to when this scheme starts.

A chepaer (and in my opinion better) method of childcare is a childminder. My son attends a childminder full time (9-5) and it costs £100 p.w (again you may be able to get extra tax credits to help with the costs), and she is excellant. She looks after 2 other children (1 part time, 1 full time) and goes to playgroups almost everyday, there is obviously a lot more attention paid to the child than in a nursery, and my son sees her and her family as an extended part of his own family (she even put a birthday party on for him this year!)

He initially went to a nursery, and the ratio of carer to child is 4 kids to 1 carer for the under 2's, then i think it went up to 6-7 kids to 1 carer after the age of 2, which was one the reasons for me changing. Also with a childminder, they have more flexibility to follow your own home routine (with naps, food etc). A lot of people think that the education the child receives at nursery is better than a childminder, however my son (just gone 3 end of sept) can count to 20 in english, 10 in spanish (thanks to Dora the explorer lol), knows colours, shapes, etc, says please and thankyou and so on, all of which he has picked up in the last year.

Obviously it depends on the child minder but I am more than happy with the care he receives and knowing that he is happy and comfortable when i work

Feel free to pm for more details. I hated the fact my son had to be cared for by someone else, but to be honest, I have nevere looked back. My relationship with him has improved dramatically as well as he is no longer bored with me and is slowly making his own steps to indeependance lol

06-11-2007, 07:25	#9
onlyme Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 843 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 107	Re: nursery fee's - how much do you pay ? Hiya If there are two parents living with the child, and both are working you may be able to get some help with childcare if they are offsted registered, however if one of you is not working, they will not grant any element of childcare in working tax as they say that the un-working (?) parent could look after the child. If the chils is 3 they are allowed 12.5hrs of childcare through approved childminders or nurserys paid for by government. This depends on when the 3rd birthday falls as to when this scheme starts. A chepaer (and in my opinion better) method of childcare is a childminder. My son attends a childminder full time (9-5) and it costs £100 p.w (again you may be able to get extra tax credits to help with the costs), and she is excellant. She looks after 2 other children (1 part time, 1 full time) and goes to playgroups almost everyday, there is obviously a lot more attention paid to the child than in a nursery, and my son sees her and her family as an extended part of his own family (she even put a birthday party on for him this year!) He initially went to a nursery, and the ratio of carer to child is 4 kids to 1 carer for the under 2's, then i think it went up to 6-7 kids to 1 carer after the age of 2, which was one the reasons for me changing. Also with a childminder, they have more flexibility to follow your own home routine (with naps, food etc). A lot of people think that the education the child receives at nursery is better than a childminder, however my son (just gone 3 end of sept) can count to 20 in english, 10 in spanish (thanks to Dora the explorer lol), knows colours, shapes, etc, says please and thankyou and so on, all of which he has picked up in the last year. Obviously it depends on the child minder but I am more than happy with the care he receives and knowing that he is happy and comfortable when i work Feel free to pm for more details. I hated the fact my son had to be cared for by someone else, but to be honest, I have nevere looked back. My relationship with him has improved dramatically as well as he is no longer bored with me and is slowly making his own steps to indeependance lol