Day nurseries:
- Care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old;
- Open for a continuous period of 4 hours or more;
- Opening hours tend to be 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday;
- Costs vary between each nursery;
- Some have an out of school club / holiday scheme for school aged children;
- Most offer free early education to 2, 3 and 4 year olds.