birthdays...

[charliegee]

hello everyone - hope you're all well

was just thinking about something last night and wondered what your thoughts were if you don't mind!

....with regard to birthdays for little ones - if parent choses not to send their little one on their birthday - would you still charge?

I'm a serious soft touch (!) but contracts say full fee parent / child holiday or sickness - no fee childminder sickness / holiday

....feel mean charging on birthdays but I can't afford not to IYSWIM?!

X

[FussyElmo]

I charge and it has never occured to me not to. And in my experience they are with you anyway

[Mouse]

I've always charged it as normal. It's never occured to me not to.

One mindee had a birthday last week & had the day off, another one has his birthday in a couple of weeks & he'll be off as well. I've still charged though.

[miffy]

I would charge. I buy all mindees a birthday present, couldn't afford to be without pay too.

Miffy xx

[monkey62]

I will charge, child day off is full charge (birthday or not), if you want to be nice buy a small present or do a party when he is back ( few ballons, card, treat etc) will cost you few pounds insted of a day work.

[angeldelight]

I've always charged it as normal. It's never occured to me not to.

One mindee had a birthday last week & had the day off, another one has his birthday in a couple of weeks & he'll be off as well. I've still charged though.

Same here

Angel xx

[Millenium]

I charge the normal fee for all mindees absences whether illness, holiday, bank holiday, occasional days off such as birthdays etc. The only time they do not pay me is when I am not working.

[TheBTeam]

Oh yes I charge on birthdays even if they dont come (never had one not come yet), just figure that birthdays are a hazard of life!

[Alibali]

Oh yes I charge on birthdays even if they dont come (never had one not come yet), just figure that birthdays are a hazard of life!

Same here

[SYLVIA]

I charge too. Wouldn't think not to

[tashaleee]

I always charge - I only charge half fees for parents holidays so they could always book it as that if they wanted to (though they often do send them still!)

[moljak]

I will be charging.Up to them if they want to keep them off.Can't see it though as they still have to work.

[charliegee]

thanks everyone!

I will be charging too then - makes sense and glad to hear from others that this is what you do / it is okay to do

xxx

[Emz]

Id agree, charge as normal.