weekend work

[tammerisk]

have seen someone advitising for a childminder to work weekends

3 children ages 5 7 11

one week sat one weeks sun

hours between 11 and 6

what would you charge for this

i am desperate for work at the moment and a considering this

would you do it

i have 3 of my own but every other weekend my older two go to there dads one fri to sun morn other sunday all day

[hayleychildcare]

I work weekends if im needed

All i do is add another £1.50 per child per hour onto my normal weekday rate
So if i charge £4 per child per hour Mon-Fri. I would charge £5.50 per child per hour Sat and Sun:thumbsup:

[Princess Sara]

I'd do it. You need the work/money and can always drop them if it doesn't work or well etc. With proper notice of course.

As it is only weekends I probably wouldn't charge my usual weekend rate of double time (haha!) but £1.50 on top of normal fee per child sounds fine.

Childcare for three children really adds up doesn't it?! At my rate of £4ph with £1.50 top up makes it £16.50 per hour! Cor, I wouldn't bother working.

[twinkle3005]

I've just started minding at weekends. My normal weekly hourly rate is £3.50 for fist child and £3.00 for siblings so I charge £5 for first child and £4 for siblings so it works out £13 per hour for the 3 I care for.

[Jelly Baby]

Could i be cheeky and jump in and say the £1.50 extra is a good price so if i am £.450 does £5.50 sound reasonable? i have been asked to do this sat from 8.30am till 1pm for 2 kids as a one off? seems a lot but i guess it is a sat and 2 kids!
Thanks

[tammerisk]

i used to charge 50 for sat work and think i will do this again at the end of the day it is my weekend and if i had been working all week i would want to be paid a decent anount as this is my family time