I currently look after a 10 month old (who is gorgeous )
When his mum rang me she asked me if I do a discount for a full time place? at the time I was desperate for work as I only had 1 mindee and I had been registered for a year she wanted 8-4 mon-fri I said I could do it for £125 per week, meaning I am working for £2.91 per hour but it turns out that she works 8-4 so she drops off at 7.45 and picks up at 4.15 she never offered to pay me anymore for the extra half hour per day.
I have had LO since May and I am starting to resent the fact that I am only being paid £2.91 per hour and as much as he is fab, babies take up alot of time and he is a very very sicky baby meaning I am constantly washing my clothes and scrubbing my floors (all costs more).
I am thinking about putting my prices up by 25p per hour for all my other parents and new enquires but I am not too sure how to approach this one
Has anyone done this before? mum gets paid using tax credits ,do I say I am increasing my fees on the 1st October by 25p so then her bill will go up to £3.16 per hour (still seems really low though )
Oh I don't know what to do, as I am writing this I am resenting it even more x x x
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