work? Then don't have children. Although I understand that fee increases are never welcome, particularly in the current climate, 36 per day sounds a lot but it isn't when you put it in context. If a child is in nursery from 8am until 5pm that is 9hrs which is only 4 per hour. When my child went to nursery there was the 5 fee per every minutes you were late after official closing time so this is standard practice. Don't forget as well that nurseries have overheads to cover so the longer staff have to stay, the longer heat, lights etc are on and that all needs to be paid for. I do also find it amazing that some people moan about childcare are costs but somehow manage to afford 'necessities' such as sky tv, iPhones, holidays etc. but, before Popeye has a rant at what I've said, I am only saying this is the case for SOME parents, not all. Making sure our children have the best possible care while we are at work must surely be paramount, whatever the cost but unfortunately doing it on the cheap is just not feasible. Sorry @Chris Booty your imperial analogy is completely wrong, I hope you are not put in positions where your thinking has influence. With this particular 'charity vegetable merchant' you order 5lb of potatoes at 1.00, but when you turn up to collect, and ask for 6lb, they demand an extra 1.00. As others have said this isn't