• A Ghanaian woman said it will cost a total of GH¢7300 to enroll her child, who is not yet a year old, in a neighborhood kindergarten.
• Fees include GH¢1000 for admission, GH¢3000 for tuition, GH¢1200 for feeding and other fees for maintenance, uniforms and forms
• Social media users who watched the video shared mixed opinions, with some asking the woman to send her child to a school she could afford.

A Ghanaian woman said how much a school in her neighborhood will charge her if she sends her child to school there.

The lady said that her child is not yet a year old, but she decided to inquire so that she can prepare before taking the child to school.

In a videothe lady said she will have to pay GH¢7300 before her child is admitted to the nursery school.

To ask for clarification, she told them that her child was not really for a year still. She said she was told this was the agreed amount for children up to two years old.

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Giving a breakdown of the costs, she said that admission fee is GH¢1000, tuition/care fees is GH¢3000, feeding is GH¢1200, maintenance is GH¢300, uniform is GH¢1500 and admission form is GH¢300.

She wondered why the fees were so high and warned people to hold off on asking her to give birth again because taking care of the only child she has is really draining financially.

Watch the video below:

Netizens comment on kindergarten fees

YEN.com.gh gathered some reactions to the shared video by @agyemang_ababio on X. Read them below:

@Richniiaddo said:

“Most private schools owe their teachers ruff ruff.”

@godivarivers2 wrote:

“A ……FOR APPLE K3k3.”

@SamSeablue said:

“You have no money. Poor people think like that… how much is 9000gh.”

@stikayden wrote:

“What’s the point? If you think you can afford a simple government, look for one and sign up, baby.”

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@brightbarry1212 said:

“They forgot to add shipping .”

@ThingsEbi wrote:

“You’re lucky they didn’t charge you consulting fees.”

@MalikLegend99 said:

“A child doesn’t have a job at school until he’s at least 3 or 4 years old.”

Parents complain about the high cost of books

earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian parents were complaining about the increase book prices they have to buy for their children for school.

However, shopkeepers blamed the high cost of the books on the publishers, who said the high cost of imported goods used for printing was a factor in the increase.

Source: YEN.com.gh