A Leeds dad has cut £1,600 a month childcare costs for son in half by getting paid to have a day off.
Jack Darracott, 33, from Leeds, was worried about how he would be able to afford childcare for his baby son, Theo, once his partner returned to work from maternity leave. Jack a software developer considered changing jobs to be on a higher salary so they could afford the costly nursery prices.
The couple had priced three nurseries in the area for Theo to attend five days a week, which would cost around £80 a day - £400 a week - equating to a staggering £1,600 a month, leaving them with nothing for the month. With cost of living crisis being a worry for many parents Jack realised it actually be more cost effective for him to work fewer hours than fork out for childcare, reports the Mirror.
