Newbie1!
15-01-2011, 07:45 PM
.....hellos guys, please please can someone give me some pointers on the scenario below. I have had a call today from a parent who, it turns out, lives pretty much at the bottom of my garden :) So, heres the scene - mum and dad have split up, care of lo (boy aged 2 1/2) is divided between parents one week mum, one week dad. So it is dad who has called me as he will need care for when he is at work on his "week on". The care will prob be around 8am to 5pm every day but will include going to pre-school from 12.40 until 3.40 (I am assuming I will need to drop off/collect etc as dad was a bit vague)
So in this case how and what would you charge? My rate is £3.50 per hour, would I charge for when lo is at pre-school, would I charge for the week I wouldnt have him, or would I even it out so its a monthly amount so Im not flush one week and skint the next!!
Also, one tiny dilemma that I will have (this is assuming he wants to use me!!:blush: ) is that he wants me to start in about four weeks. Now to be able to do this I will need to give notice to a mindee I have at the mo (have been waiting for another to come along so I can give notice - he has moved too far away, and think if I dont do it soon then parents will anyway!!) What Im concerned about is that if I give notice on this one and then the other one decides not to come, should I take a deposit even though its only four weeks?? Normally I wouldnt but then normally I wouldnt be losing another mindee either............ooooooooooo please help!!! Sorry its sooooo long winded but need to get it clear in my head!!! Thank you thank you thank you xxxxx:panic: :panic: :panic:
So in this case how and what would you charge? My rate is £3.50 per hour, would I charge for when lo is at pre-school, would I charge for the week I wouldnt have him, or would I even it out so its a monthly amount so Im not flush one week and skint the next!!
Also, one tiny dilemma that I will have (this is assuming he wants to use me!!:blush: ) is that he wants me to start in about four weeks. Now to be able to do this I will need to give notice to a mindee I have at the mo (have been waiting for another to come along so I can give notice - he has moved too far away, and think if I dont do it soon then parents will anyway!!) What Im concerned about is that if I give notice on this one and then the other one decides not to come, should I take a deposit even though its only four weeks?? Normally I wouldnt but then normally I wouldnt be losing another mindee either............ooooooooooo please help!!! Sorry its sooooo long winded but need to get it clear in my head!!! Thank you thank you thank you xxxxx:panic: :panic: :panic: