The local before and after school club charges only £3 for a morning session including breakfast, and only £9 for after school including a snack/ light tea time meal (so not a cooked dinner).
I'm looking at how I can compete with them, as I'm toying with the idea of trying to mainly focus on before and after school care (as I really want to do term time only).
The school club doesn't open until 7.50am, so to open my chances up I'm planning on opening at 7a.m. I would also include a small breakfast, but I couldn't possibly do it for as little the club does (theirs is one hour long so £3 per hour). If I was charging hourly I would be charging £4.50 per hour (going rate round here), which would make my fee £7.80 for the morning, and after school £12.40. For simplicity I was going to round these up/down to £7.50 for a morning session, and £12.50 for an after school session, making me £20 per day in comparison to the school's £12 per day.
Are people going to pay that? What are people's experiences of people paying a childminder when there is an after school club? The area I live in has a real mix of people on a budget, and people who earn very good money. I wouldn't want to take the micky with my pricing, I feel that what I've suggested is fair. The club can only take so many children, and won't take pre schoolers (I already have had two Mum's with pre school children as well as school children enquire about my services)
Can anyone give their experiences of competing with a much cheaper option and how well you faired?
Sorry if a bit garbled, just got to rush off to collect my kids from school and wanted to get it all down before.
Thanks!
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