Cazz
09-05-2010, 10:26 PM
After much deliberating (most of the day :rolleyes:) about meal charges and quoting for a possible new contract this is what I'm planning to do:-
I am going to put my hourly rate up to £3.50 per hour to include all food and drinks.
The quote would be collecting a child from nursery at 12.00pm and then his older brother at 3.00pm and minding both until 5.30pm. The school is 5.5 miles away so I would be making 2 trips a day which equates to 110 miles per week.
I plan to quote £3.90 per hour per child (to allow for travelling expenses) but if minding is required on a day when a parent drops off AND collects my normal hourly rate of £3.50 per hour would apply. I would charge no retainer for the school holidays (mum is a teacher) as I am charging a higher hourly rate in term time.
(Here's where I've been dipsy - after speaking to another childminder who suggested the £3.50 per hour inclusive rate I verbally quoted to the childminder who knows this parent really well (and passed it to me) £3.50 per hour and a 50% retainer in the school holidays. I've since realised that if this is going to be my normal hourly rate I'm effectively going to be travelling 110 miles a week for nothing :eek: I have put this new quote in writing and will give it to her at the childminding group tomorrow morning as she is seeing her friend tomorrow evening).
Do you think this sounds acceptable? I hope the parent isn't put off by the fact I'm suddenly increasing my fees by £16.00 per week (although she will save £70.00 per week in the school holidays so it will work out cheaper for her over the 12 months).
I am going to put my hourly rate up to £3.50 per hour to include all food and drinks.
The quote would be collecting a child from nursery at 12.00pm and then his older brother at 3.00pm and minding both until 5.30pm. The school is 5.5 miles away so I would be making 2 trips a day which equates to 110 miles per week.
I plan to quote £3.90 per hour per child (to allow for travelling expenses) but if minding is required on a day when a parent drops off AND collects my normal hourly rate of £3.50 per hour would apply. I would charge no retainer for the school holidays (mum is a teacher) as I am charging a higher hourly rate in term time.
(Here's where I've been dipsy - after speaking to another childminder who suggested the £3.50 per hour inclusive rate I verbally quoted to the childminder who knows this parent really well (and passed it to me) £3.50 per hour and a 50% retainer in the school holidays. I've since realised that if this is going to be my normal hourly rate I'm effectively going to be travelling 110 miles a week for nothing :eek: I have put this new quote in writing and will give it to her at the childminding group tomorrow morning as she is seeing her friend tomorrow evening).
Do you think this sounds acceptable? I hope the parent isn't put off by the fact I'm suddenly increasing my fees by £16.00 per week (although she will save £70.00 per week in the school holidays so it will work out cheaper for her over the 12 months).