minsky
14-11-2012, 09:03 PM
Hi I am working with another childminder but would like some advice about how others in a similar situation deal with issues.
The setting is mine and the co minder works as a child care provider registered with ofsted. All resources, food, paid activities are paid for by me. I pay an hourly rate and lunch is not paid for but morning and afternoon breaks are. She should arrive 1 hour after the setting starts (effectively taking her unpaid lunch hour before the day begins but eats with the children but doesn't leave the setting to keep within our ratios).
- She has a child that she brings to the setting which reduces the amount of children we can have by 1. Do others charge their assistants for having a child at the setting as it is money lost to that space. It might be that she just makes a contribution towards food and outings from her pay. Any assistance on how this is dealt with is appreciated.
- She has another child at a school not local to the setting and needs to go to school to drop off prior to coming to the setting and then collect in the afternoon. In the morning she actually arrives 2 hrs after the setting starts and there is an approx 1.5hr absence in the middle of the day when she picks up from school. One minded child needs to go with her in the afternoon to keep within ratios.
Any support on the best way to address this would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Minsky
The setting is mine and the co minder works as a child care provider registered with ofsted. All resources, food, paid activities are paid for by me. I pay an hourly rate and lunch is not paid for but morning and afternoon breaks are. She should arrive 1 hour after the setting starts (effectively taking her unpaid lunch hour before the day begins but eats with the children but doesn't leave the setting to keep within our ratios).
- She has a child that she brings to the setting which reduces the amount of children we can have by 1. Do others charge their assistants for having a child at the setting as it is money lost to that space. It might be that she just makes a contribution towards food and outings from her pay. Any assistance on how this is dealt with is appreciated.
- She has another child at a school not local to the setting and needs to go to school to drop off prior to coming to the setting and then collect in the afternoon. In the morning she actually arrives 2 hrs after the setting starts and there is an approx 1.5hr absence in the middle of the day when she picks up from school. One minded child needs to go with her in the afternoon to keep within ratios.
Any support on the best way to address this would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Minsky