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Re: Child Benefit allowance

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Originally Posted by samb29 (Post 12504209)

I understand you are posting and trying to help but please read what I am writing, and do not state that I a deluded when I am clearly doing research.

You are going to do just fine here!

Re: Child Benefit allowance

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Originally Posted by samb29 (Post 12504002)

Again I'd have to reach out to Calgary parents especially and ask what the childcare costs are that they pay for Nursery/Afterschool/Holiday Club

I have no idea about child care costs but I do remember reading posters saying they've never been able to get their kids registered with the cheaper ones and that the ones with vacancies were always a fair bit more expensive.

Perhaps this accounts for higher costs experienced.

Re: Child Benefit allowance

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12504221)

Yes I agree waiting times could be a issue, and expect there are more expensive ones than I have researched, but I wouldn't expect the price difference to be double to what I have researched. I think child care is expensive in most major cities around the world, and I could understand if I was paying low child care fees in the UK but I am not.

Thanks for you comments tho

Re: Child Benefit allowance

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Originally Posted by samb29 (Post 12504209)

Have you actually read my post, these costs are PER CHILD I am quoting in Canada and the UK. I have one child in School, and 1 Child that is 3. Are all these day cares lying on their websites? I have never said that child care is cheap in Cnada or the UK.

I have said that after reading your link, looking at daycares in NW Calgary it is no dearer than I pay in the UK just now it is comparable. Certainly no where near double which was suggested.

The image you attached states Calgary child care a year is $12900 (if that figure is full time) then works out at $49 a day, if I paid full time for my 1 child in nursery at his current UK nursery it would cost me Â£13000 ($22000k) which is more like Toronto fees, I am looking at Calgary

I understand you are posting and trying to help but please read what I am writing, and do not state that I a deluded when I am clearly doing research.

At NO time did say you were deluded.

Don't put words into my mouth that I didn't say please! I have read what you are writing and I already said that I was glad to see you doing due diligence.

I'll leave you to it.

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Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 12504202)

Do bear in mind that prices for child care are PER CHILD ... the younger they are the more expensive it tends to be.

Costs for childcare in Canada are not cheap - don't delude yourself into thinking it's going to be cheaper here, please.

Re: Child Benefit allowance

I heard back from a couple of the daycare's that I contacted that did not display their fees on their website and fee's were the same as the ones I had posted earlier on.

Thanks again for all the posts, and again I think the only thing left for me to ask is that if any families living in Calgary stumble across this post if they would be kind enough to comment on their experiences with childcare fee's and benefits.

Thanks

Re: Child Benefit allowance

Might also be worth having another read of your husband's previous posts on the subject, iirc he had some good answers about childcare and benefits previously to add to your info gathering.

HTH.