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chez1373
17-04-2008, 09:48 AM
Hi all,

Has anyone got any advice on charging for before and after school?
I will be looking after a 4yr old for 20hrs a week until sept when the child goes to school the timings will go to before and after school im not very good at working this sort of thing out any advice would be great thanks

chez

Monkey1
17-04-2008, 10:05 AM
I haven't always stuck to this in the past but i will be in future:-
a minimum of one hour in the morning, before 8am Double.
After school, minimum of 2 hours or a session fee of about 7.50.
Good luck!

sarah707
17-04-2008, 10:08 AM
Is it worth checking what the after school clubs charge locally?

You might get an idea from that... every area is different really.

Otherwise, I'd just use your normal hourly rate :D

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
17-04-2008, 11:36 AM
Hi

I just charge my normal hourly rate but if it was before 8.00 then I would charge more. See if you can find out what other childminders charge and the kids clubs.

Good luck

Lorraine xx

Tatia
17-04-2008, 12:01 PM
I charge my normal hourly rate, too.

ruby
17-04-2008, 12:59 PM
we just charge our normal rate too


cathy

chez1373
17-04-2008, 01:40 PM
Thanks for all the advice its not untill sept so plenty of time yet...

do you charge a fee while the children are at school??

buildingblocks
17-04-2008, 08:11 PM
i charge a minimum of 3 hours a day at £4 an hour so parents pay me a minimum of £12 a day. This can be split before and after school but they pay £12 if only used for half an hour. I then drop tonormal hourly chareg in holidays. I also chareg a retainer fee if they do not use every day to keep that space unless I can fill it wioth another child

buildingblocks
17-04-2008, 08:12 PM
Thanks for all the advice its not untill sept so plenty of time yet...

do you charge a fee while the children are at school??

Niot if in full time school

chez1373
18-04-2008, 02:00 AM
That sound very interesting buildingblocks i think i might look more into that thanks to everyone that replyed to me xx

Chez

RedDragon
18-04-2008, 06:23 AM
I charge normal rate for before and after school-if it's under 1 hour I charge the full hour (I also have them after school).

I think if I were to have them for only a short period of time I would work out an amount per day rather than per hour to make it worth your while (in fact going to add that to my paperwork incase I get an enquiry).:)

miffy
18-04-2008, 06:36 AM
I think Sarah's advice is good - check out the competition in the area first you don't want to price yourself out of the market

miffy xx

angeldelight
18-04-2008, 06:46 AM
I would stick to my normal hourly rate

Angel xx

Pipsqueak
18-04-2008, 08:01 AM
My hours are 8am to 6pm so it would be my normal rate but I am introducing minimum hours per week.
Before those hours I would charge extra as well

Same as Sarah I would check out the clubs