Funded hours - why is it so confusing?
Does this all look right to you? We know it’s there listed for us but it just doesn’t make sense! Our son goes to nursery 4 days a week from 9am - 4.30pm and we have the funding which I thought was 30 hours a week. Thanks!
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It’s only roughly 22 hours a week if your nursery is all year round, 30 hours is term time only and school hours x
The “free” hours is so misleading. Nurseries have upped their prices for the non funded hours the last couple of years because of all the economic pressure and the minimum wage/NI increases. Staff to child ratios in your area affect it too. By me in north London, full time for under 3 with the 30 hours is still £1700 a month!! 😱
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