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On 05/12/2025 at 07:21, Mouseketeer said:

Thanks Louby, ours has been embedded for a few years now so don’t really want to drop it, an hourly rate has worked for all that time but now all this being dictated to is driving me mad, I did consider charger for once off trips/experiences as they come up but if some don’t pay we wouldn’t exclude the child but then that isn’t fair on those paying, why we can’t just be allowed to charge a top up and parents take it or leave it is beyond me, we all make decisions about where to shop, which garage to take our car to, which hair salon to visit based on value for money and what we want to pay, why should Early Years businesses be any different 🤷‍♀️

Dear Mousie

I feel your pain - it's all so frustrating and frankly completely wrong.

I remember when funding was first introduced and it all seemed so wonderful as the hourly rate was more than I was charging - but it just didn't keep pace and then we were soon losing...and not only but also being dictated to about every aspect of provision in order to be able to claim the meagre funding...this would never happen in any other type of business.

I don't know what the answer is...xxx