Your 3-4 year olds, how often did they go to nursery?

LaDY · Jan 30th, 2012, 04:11 AM

I know between this age they get 15hrs free funding. I was just wondering did you put your children in for half days or full days? X

Tudor Rose · Jan 30th, 2012, 09:07 AM

when my son went nursery he went 5 afternoons a week, monday-friday, he is an august child so it really prepared him for starting "big school".

smelly07 · Jan 30th, 2012, 09:25 AM

The pre-school my eldest daughter went to a few years ago at the time only offered 12 hours free funding so she went 4 mornings a week, now its 15 hours free funding so my youngest daughter will be going 5 mornings a week as i am then able to work more days/hours, she is only doing a year in pre-school before starting school though so i think she will be okay x

RachA · Jan 30th, 2012, 11:08 AM

Daniel went Tues and Fri mornings to start off with, when he was 2 1/2years - 3 hours per day (could need do the afternoon as i didn't like having to be tied to being home by a certain time lol).
Then when he turned 3 he went Tues, Wed and Fri mornings - 2 sessions were 4 hours to include lunch and the other was 3 hours. (He is an August birthday)

When Esther goes she will start off on 2 mornings for the first year and 3 mornings for the second year. (She is an Oct birthday)

Because i don't work i don't feel that i need to put them in for any longer than the 15 hours free we get.

HOLJ88 · Jan 30th, 2012, 15:38 PM

Three full days a week (Mon, Weds, Thurs). Don't have much choice as I work and study and the childminder can only have her two days a week.

If I didnt work and study, I would only send her for the 15 hours- probably the afternoons x

mum22ttc#3 · Jan 31st, 2012, 06:08 AM

DD2 started in September and she goes 5 days a week. Each afternoon she does 3 hours

mandy81 · Jan 31st, 2012, 07:19 AM

When my kiddies were younger they went to nursery 5days a weeks for 4 1/2 hours a day x

Vonnie18 · Jan 31st, 2012, 08:06 AM

Is it different in England than it is in Scotland, I've never heard of the 15 hours free funding!?

Up here they start not long after they turn 3, depending on when their birthday is and then thats them either every (weekday) morning or afternoon until they start school...so almost 2 full years of nursery, again depending on their birthday. x

Charlotte-j · Jan 31st, 2012, 13:02 PM

My daughter does mon-fri half days atm. Then sept she will be starting school full time hopefully
x

mum2beagain · Jan 31st, 2012, 13:07 PM

Vonnie that's the same in uk they start the tee
After there 3rd bday and every child is entitled to 15hrs free which is 5 3hr sessions but some nurseries let u use ur 15hrs over full days or u can top it up and pay the extra Keira has done 5 mornings since last January she was 3 in the October before

Jan 30th, 2012, 04:11 AM	#1
LaDY Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,531	Your 3-4 year olds, how often did they go to nursery? I know between this age they get 15hrs free funding. I was just wondering did you put your children in for half days or full days? X

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Jan 30th, 2012, 09:07 AM	#2
Tudor Rose Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3,486	when my son went nursery he went 5 afternoons a week, monday-friday, he is an august child so it really prepared him for starting "big school".

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Jan 30th, 2012, 11:08 AM	#4
RachA Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,686	Daniel went Tues and Fri mornings to start off with, when he was 2 1/2years - 3 hours per day (could need do the afternoon as i didn't like having to be tied to being home by a certain time lol). Then when he turned 3 he went Tues, Wed and Fri mornings - 2 sessions were 4 hours to include lunch and the other was 3 hours. (He is an August birthday) When Esther goes she will start off on 2 mornings for the first year and 3 mornings for the second year. (She is an Oct birthday) Because i don't work i don't feel that i need to put them in for any longer than the 15 hours free we get.

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Jan 30th, 2012, 15:38 PM	#5
HOLJ88 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Southport. Posts: 67	Three full days a week (Mon, Weds, Thurs). Don't have much choice as I work and study and the childminder can only have her two days a week. If I didnt work and study, I would only send her for the 15 hours- probably the afternoons x

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Jan 31st, 2012, 06:08 AM	#6
mum22ttc#3 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,387	DD2 started in September and she goes 5 days a week. Each afternoon she does 3 hours

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Jan 30th, 2012, 09:25 AM	#3
smelly07 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England down south Posts: 2,772	The pre-school my eldest daughter went to a few years ago at the time only offered 12 hours free funding so she went 4 mornings a week, now its 15 hours free funding so my youngest daughter will be going 5 mornings a week as i am then able to work more days/hours, she is only doing a year in pre-school before starting school though so i think she will be okay x

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Jan 31st, 2012, 07:19 AM	#7
mandy81 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 7,077	When my kiddies were younger they went to nursery 5days a weeks for 4 1/2 hours a day x

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Jan 31st, 2012, 08:06 AM	#8
Vonnie18 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 209	Is it different in England than it is in Scotland, I've never heard of the 15 hours free funding!? Up here they start not long after they turn 3, depending on when their birthday is and then thats them either every (weekday) morning or afternoon until they start school...so almost 2 full years of nursery, again depending on their birthday. x

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Jan 31st, 2012, 13:02 PM	#9
Charlotte-j Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: ipswich Posts: 3,128	My daughter does mon-fri half days atm. Then sept she will be starting school full time hopefully x

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Jan 31st, 2012, 13:07 PM	#10
mum2beagain Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: guildford Posts: 2,423	Vonnie that's the same in uk they start the tee After there 3rd bday and every child is entitled to 15hrs free which is 5 3hr sessions but some nurseries let u use ur 15hrs over full days or u can top it up and pay the extra Keira has done 5 mornings since last January she was 3 in the October before

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