MissTinkerbell
02-03-2009, 11:40 AM
Well I have a lot that I need advice on!!:panic:
My mindees mum announced to me this morning that she is pregnant and whilst I'm happy for them I'm not sure what I'm going to do. At the moment until we've sat down and had a chat I'm not sure about what is happening but there seem to be 3 options at the moment as far as what she will do.
1. She doesn't return to work after baby no. 2
2. She does and returns June next year (baby due 31st Aug)
3. She waits until start of new school year (she's a teacher) to return to work.
I cannot afford to keep my mindees place open as she is my main source of income and cannot afford to go 9 or 12 months without an income so I need to find another full time/ few part time mindees from Septmeber (have before and after schoolies who will come full-time during summer hols). I maybe have the possibility of a 1 year old from September though - hubby is finding out today.
Obviously if she decides on option 1 all is OK as I just advertise for another mindee, I have 6 months so not too bothered.
Option 3 is also OK because my own twins will start school in Sept 2010 so I will be able to take back M and new baby as I will be able to have 3 under 5s.
However a problem arises if she decides upon option 2. Do you think that Ofsted would grant a variation as my own 2 will still be at home? I would only need the variation for about 5 weeks, if that and would more than likely be only 3 weeks. Since mum is a teacher she doesn't use me over the holidays. My own 2 would be at preschool 5 mornings a week so would only have 5 mindees for 2/3 afternoons a week (mindee currently goes to preschool 2 afternoons a week). Any ideas as to what Ofsted might say?
Also those of you who have been through this how do you go about charging a retainer to keep the space open should she want it and to secure a place for the new baby? What do you charge?
All of this is just me pondering because obviously I haven't spoken to mum yet but I want all the information ready for when I do.
Why is that when you just think everything is going well that a spanner gets thrown in the works?? No I am very happy for them.
My mindees mum announced to me this morning that she is pregnant and whilst I'm happy for them I'm not sure what I'm going to do. At the moment until we've sat down and had a chat I'm not sure about what is happening but there seem to be 3 options at the moment as far as what she will do.
1. She doesn't return to work after baby no. 2
2. She does and returns June next year (baby due 31st Aug)
3. She waits until start of new school year (she's a teacher) to return to work.
I cannot afford to keep my mindees place open as she is my main source of income and cannot afford to go 9 or 12 months without an income so I need to find another full time/ few part time mindees from Septmeber (have before and after schoolies who will come full-time during summer hols). I maybe have the possibility of a 1 year old from September though - hubby is finding out today.
Obviously if she decides on option 1 all is OK as I just advertise for another mindee, I have 6 months so not too bothered.
Option 3 is also OK because my own twins will start school in Sept 2010 so I will be able to take back M and new baby as I will be able to have 3 under 5s.
However a problem arises if she decides upon option 2. Do you think that Ofsted would grant a variation as my own 2 will still be at home? I would only need the variation for about 5 weeks, if that and would more than likely be only 3 weeks. Since mum is a teacher she doesn't use me over the holidays. My own 2 would be at preschool 5 mornings a week so would only have 5 mindees for 2/3 afternoons a week (mindee currently goes to preschool 2 afternoons a week). Any ideas as to what Ofsted might say?
Also those of you who have been through this how do you go about charging a retainer to keep the space open should she want it and to secure a place for the new baby? What do you charge?
All of this is just me pondering because obviously I haven't spoken to mum yet but I want all the information ready for when I do.
Why is that when you just think everything is going well that a spanner gets thrown in the works?? No I am very happy for them.