Before and Afterschool care

[Tippy Toes]

Hi

I know this has been asked many time before -

How much do/would you charge for before school care, taking child to school, picking up from school and caring for them until 5.30/6?

Thanks for the help x

[Toothfairy]

I dont have any before schoolers but my after schoolers I charge £4.50hr with a minimum charge of 2hrs.

[auntym]

I agree. Im changing mine. 5 pound for a morning session. And 4.50 min 2 hours per evening session.

[mushpea]

I would charge them the same as i charge the others, i charge an hourly rate for all the children and cant understand why a school child should be charged more, its not like they take up a full time space .

[carol cameron]

I am the same. I charge an hourly rate for all my children before and after school and insist on a minimum charge of 2 hours per day as some children only attend after school.I think it's really about knowing what others are charging so that you don't price yourself out of work but make sure you can earn a reasonable living at the same time. Carolx:)

[beccas]

i charge £10 for after school including a snack for tea.

[louised]

£10 for drop off and pick up including an hours care before and after school, fixed rate. Any extra hours are charged at my regular hourly charge of £4

[crazyhazy]

I charge £5 for before school 7.30am-drop off and £10 for pick up at 3 till 6pm. I also offer the full week for £60.

[Jelly Baby]

Hi i charge £4.50 in the morning to take LO to school..i then collect her again at 3.30pm and charge £4.50 to drive her back..i then charge my normal £4.30 after that till 6pm. She doesnt take up an under 5's but does take up a car space.

[SammyM]

I charge £10 per day flat fee for my school age kids, then £3 if they want tea with us.

[nokidshere]

I charge £4 per hour for everyone. I only charge for the hours they use.

[Hayley G]

I have asked this on here several times but not had response :( - surely during term time the space is not an issue but dont you have to keep the space available for school holidays as presumably would then be needed full time?

I have not yet had any school age yet but am interested as I am currently advertising?!

Hayley

[mushpea]

They are still counted as over 5's in the holidays so take up a space in the over 5's but then one of my schoolies comes in the hols anyway and i am not worried that the other 2 dont as its less children to affect my two in the hols, you could always charge a retainer in the hols if they are term time only.

[The Juggler]

i charge per hour but a higher hourly rate than my full-timers.

[amanda1309]

I charge the same hourly rate as my other mindees.
The next after schoolers I take on I am going to charge a min of a 2hr a day as anything less than that its not worth me going to get them.

[karen m]

i charge same rate for everyone but since i have been on here think i will start charging mim 2 hours for after school,i did look after 2 boys after school and as i said charged hourly rate but sometimes mum would be sat outside my house by time we got back from bus,so would not get anything,did start to charge her mim 1 hour but she complain,also would not pay retainer during holidays but expected me to keep place ,they have now gone,after i was told by eldest i was mums minion:angry:

[Gizmo]

I charge £5 per hour for before/after school and have a daily rate for the under 5's and school hols

[DIPPY DOUGHNUT]

i charge my hourly fee with a min of 2 hours per day.

[Jelly Baby]

Adding again..my mindee is in the holidays too usually but there are times she does not come and i then charge half what i would charge for when she was school time. So for example if her monday is £20 school times and she does not attend but it is holidays she still pays (or her mum!) £10
Hope that makes sense.

[Tippy Toes]

Thanks so much for all the replies, very helpful :)