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Dog daycare costs: compare day boarding prices and session rules

Source-linked dog day boarding prices, session hours and collection extras, with a calculator for your own weekly or monthly schedule.

What will it cost?

The listed prices are selected day-boarding examples, including kennel-based care. A full day does not have a universal length and does not promise group play. Check hours, supervision and the setting before comparing a daycare package with a kennel's day rate.

Coverage: 7 named providers in 7 listed areas; 9 labelled price observations. Sources checked 2026-09-10 to 2026-09-11; individual dates below; 9 meet the 90-day and stated-expiry limits when calculated on 2026-09-19. This calculation date does not refresh a source check. Recorded categories: Daytime care, Full day, Half day, Hourly. Billing bases: day, session. These are published fees, not provider-confirmed quotes, availability checks or national averages.

Published provider prices

Search the named places and providers in this selected sample. Results are alphabetical, not a quality ranking, a nearest-provider result, or a list of every provider near you. Availability is not checked here.

9 service prices from 7 providers in this result; the full selected sample contains 9 prices from 7 providers.

Wirral

Ivy Kennels & Cattery

Day boarding, one dog

£21 / day

Compare only with the same variant and day basis

Booking and price conditions: Kennel day boarding. Ask for hours, supervision and activity arrangements.

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-10. Tariff or course date ends: 2027-03-31. Availability: not checked.

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Gosport, Hampshire

Kelly's Pet Care

Dog daycare, one dog, 8am–6pm

£26 / day, 8am–6pm

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Booking and price conditions: One dog, published inclusive fee for 8am–6pm only. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are double. Additional same-household dogs receive a separately stated 25% discount; not applied to this single-dog row. The supplier does not separately define VAT. Home daycare, not Kelly's Kennels and not midnight-to-midnight overnight boarding.

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-11. No expiry date stated. Availability: not checked.

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Chelsea / South Kensington, London

King's Dog Daycare

Full day, duration needs confirmation

£86 / full-day session

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Booking and price conditions: The locality page says up to 10 hours; the FAQ describes 7am–7pm at the same £86. Confirm included hours before comparing hourly value. Small breeds up to 15kg according to the FAQ. New dogs start with a trial; its fee and any credit are not established. VAT and additional mandatory charges are not separately specified. Confirm admission and the final booking quote; no availability promise.

Provider FAQ: size, sessions and trial · Source checked

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-11. No expiry date stated. Availability: not checked.

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Chelsea / South Kensington, London

King's Dog Daycare

Half day, up to 4 hours

£56 / half-day session, up to 4 hours

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Booking and price conditions: The FAQ specifies up to four hours. This is a separately priced session, not half of the full-day price. Small breeds up to 15kg according to the FAQ. New dogs start with a trial; its fee and any credit are not established. VAT and additional mandatory charges are not separately specified. Confirm admission and the final booking quote; no availability promise.

Provider FAQ: size, sessions and trial · Source checked

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-11. No expiry date stated. Availability: not checked.

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Chelsea / South Kensington, London

King's Dog Daycare

Hourly daycare

£14 / hour

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Booking and price conditions: A listed hourly rate, not a promise of fractional-hour billing. Small breeds up to 15kg according to the FAQ. New dogs start with a trial; its fee and any credit are not established. VAT and additional mandatory charges are not separately specified. Confirm admission and the final booking quote; no availability promise.

Provider FAQ: size, sessions and trial · Source checked

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-11. No expiry date stated. Availability: not checked.

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Birmingham

Pawsons Hill

Home daycare, individual quote

From £30 / day

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Booking and price conditions: Starting price; the final rate depends on the dog's needs and is agreed after assessment. Collection and return are quoted separately where requested. Daytime hours, assessment fee and VAT are not established. The company's Mildenhall registered office is not the daycare location.

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-11. No expiry date stated. Availability: not checked.

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South Wales

Penylan Country Lodge

One dog, normal hours

£20.20 / day

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Booking and price conditions: 7am drop-off £3 extra; collection up to 6pm £4 extra or 7pm £6 extra, by arrangement.

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-10. Tariff or course date ends: 2026-10-31. Availability: not checked.

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Probus, near Truro, Cornwall

Roseland Kennels and Cattery

Dog daycare

£35 / day

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Booking and price conditions: 2026 tariff. Daycare is distinct from overnight boarding; confirm drop-off and collection hours.

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-10. No expiry date stated. Availability: not checked.

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Hankelow, near Crewe

Santosha Boarding Kennels & Cattery

Day boarding, 9am–5pm

From £22 / day

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Booking and price conditions: Kennel day boarding. Confirm the final quote and activity arrangements; this is not necessarily group-play daycare.

Primary provider tariff checked: 2026-09-10. No expiry date stated. Availability: not checked.

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Plan your total cost

Use a provider quote or a listed fee, then enter the charged days, nights, walks, grooms or courses you need. This is a planning calculation, not a measured average, availability check, or booking quote.

Enter the units the provider confirms it will charge, including any minimum stay. A day or night price does not imply that half-units can be booked. Half-units are enabled only for a recorded tariff with an explicit half-day charging rule; the provider must still confirm the rule for your stay.

Enter a valid price and quantity to calculate your plan.

Formula: price × charged units + total extras. A shared-room price already covers the stated pets. Add daily extras for every charged day; do not add a deposit again if it is part-payment. For a stay, use the provider’s actual charged-day rule rather than assuming nights equal days.

A full day needs a start and finish time

Compare the time you can drop off and collect against your work and travel schedule. A lower day rate may require early-drop or late-collection fees. Ask how lateness is charged and whether transport is available, rather than assuming it is included.

Pay-as-you-go versus a regular commitment

For recurring care, request the ordinary price as well as any package rate. Find out how many days you must book, whether unused sessions expire, and whether sickness or holidays count as paid absences. The planner below uses your chosen number of sessions; it does not assume that a month is exactly four weeks.

Understand the setting before booking

Kennel day boarding, home daycare and group daycare can have quite different routines. Ask about rest periods, group sizes, introductions, staffing, overnight use of the premises and the emergency plan. A trial or assessment can be a separate charge; confirm whether it is refundable or credited towards your first booking.

Questions before you book

How do I calculate a monthly daycare budget?

Count the days you expect to use in the actual calendar month and multiply by the agreed rate, then add transport and other extras. For a long-term annual plan, account for weeks away and any minimum paid commitment.

Does day boarding include walks?

Not automatically. Ask the provider about exercise and whether individual walks are optional paid extras. Our prices retain the provider's service context rather than treating all day-care models as equivalent.

Source, coverage and booking boundary

We read public provider tariffs and record the fee, billing unit, service variant, source and check date. The observations on this page are primary provider tariff evidence. Starting prices remain starting prices; different coat types, room sizes, walk arrangements and numbers of pets remain separate. We do not calculate a national average from this selected sample, assess clinical care or provider quality, verify licences, or claim live booking availability from a price list. Fees older than 90 days, or past a stated tariff period, are marked as dated references. The date of viewing this page does not refresh a source check.

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