epetion to get goverment to redcuce childminders hourly rate

[sarahstanbridge]

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/15711

this is one petion i will not be signing xx

apolgies if anyone has already see this xx

[stargazer1]

notice how its only got 2 signatures!!! Seeing I can only take another 2 under 5s as I have an 18 month old of my old, would me working for a maximum of £4.00 per hour, while also feeding their children etc, petrol for school runs blah, be even worth it?? If they get anywhere with their stupid petition the next petition will be to get government run childcare. Every decent childminder would have gone bankrupt!!!

[Mouse]

Oh, bless her! She's living in cloud cuckoo land isn't she.

[blue bear]

I used to charge £1.80 fourteen years ago, no way could I afford that now. when our council did an audit on childcare in our area they calculated in order to earn an equivalent wage to a nursery worker (not manager) we should be charging £8 an hour.

[Roseolivia]

Is this woman having a laugh. I know we don't childmind for the money (£4.25 hour that i charge is still under minimum wage) but £2hr isn't worth getting out of bed for and I for one would give up childminding if this did ever happen(not that that's likely).

[zippy]

Hahaha, what a plonker, there will just be NO childminders, like it could happen anyway were self employed I can charge £100 an hour if I want it's nowt to do with the government (cant see me getting much buisness though lol)

[stardust]

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/15711

this is one petion i will not be signing xx

apolgies if anyone has already see this xx

If we could only charge £2 per hour then there would be no childminders and she would be forced to pay nursery fee's. So wish there was a comment box x

[marian]

It's not April the 1st yet is it?

Marian x

[watgem]

Oh blimey theres a lot of people with funny ideas about CMs around at the moment isn't there lol?! I don't know any childminders who charge minimum wages as fees, we are all well under, in fact most people would probably not bother to get out of bed for the amount of work we do and the money we get paid for doing it

[Tatjana]

Why didn't she remain a childminder and enjoy her £1.80-£2.00 then??!

Errm maybe she realised she wasn't earning much

[Mollymop]

OmW someone pour me a glass of bacardi and coke before I faint from the blantant shock!!!!!

[tashaleee]

Cant really write anything sensible to that as its not worth the effort... will I reduce my charges for a day where I can end up covered in sick, food, poo, snot, screamed at, shouted at, work as a referee, chef, nurse, office staff (paperwork) and deal with difficult parents, errr nope

[Ripeberry]

She must be a Smurf....work for no money at all

[rickysmiths]

I have been a cm for 17yrs and charged £2.25 ph when I started.

I bet the silly woman pays more for her hair dos and nails So we can see where her priorities are can't we.

[little chickee]

£2 an hour?!!!! Is she having a giraffe?!!!!

As I'm in Scotland I can only have 3 under 5 and 3 over 5's. No over 8's rule.

So 6 max. As that includes my own 3 boys I could never be on more than £6 an hour. Which is less than minimum wage.

Actually speechless!!

[Pinkrose]

Obviously not many people agree with her as only 2 people have signed it so far, I really don't know what planet this women us on lol

[tialil]

I charged my first family £2 per hour over 10 years ago, only charge £3.65 per hour now and that includes everything(food/trips etc) apart from nappies. I would like to see her go back to that rate - maybe she can earn a decent wage from it after paying for everything !!!

If the goverment went ahead I would be waving goodbye

[pinkbutterfly]

Couldn't believe what she wrote ... What's the childcare element of working tax credit for then? She's either earning to much or not working enough hours if she doesn't qualify for help with childcare fees.

[Loushah]

what an idiot...she is probably thinking 4 children at £2 an hour is £8 an hour which sounds good, but, what about the expenses and if you don't have or can't have four full time paying children like me....I have 2 lo's under 5 so can only have one full time child.

I think she needs a reality check and to her petition

[Ripeberry]

Is it worth even doing the 'feedback' form?