Wendybird
18-01-2012, 11:23 PM
I am thinking about advertising for school holiday care and just looking for some advice really. I don't have any schoolies and the local school has an after school club which also does holidays. They are, of course, much less expensive. However, there is a large employer near me where most employees don't live locally. And, I would only be looking at 2-3 max as I have two of my own and littlies most days. So my questions:
1) what rate do you charge? Do you have a charging structure (like charging per half day rather than per hour)?
2) What do you do with them? I have little ones myself and a small garden - I think I would need to be out more and have more structured activities than I generally do. Do you take them on day trips or other special activities?
3) What are the pitfalls? What am I not thinking of that will make my life difficult if I do this? :p
4) Food, I keep reading about how much more older kids eat - should I ask for packed lunches or provide myself (I currently include lunch and snack in my fee for regular mindees)?
Any insight or experience would be gratefully received. I think, if I can get this right, that it would be a good income boost for me and be good fun for my regular mindees and my own kids.
Thanks,
Wendy
1) what rate do you charge? Do you have a charging structure (like charging per half day rather than per hour)?
2) What do you do with them? I have little ones myself and a small garden - I think I would need to be out more and have more structured activities than I generally do. Do you take them on day trips or other special activities?
3) What are the pitfalls? What am I not thinking of that will make my life difficult if I do this? :p
4) Food, I keep reading about how much more older kids eat - should I ask for packed lunches or provide myself (I currently include lunch and snack in my fee for regular mindees)?
Any insight or experience would be gratefully received. I think, if I can get this right, that it would be a good income boost for me and be good fun for my regular mindees and my own kids.
Thanks,
Wendy