Cazz
09-09-2009, 01:23 PM
I know you have all answered this question loads of times before but I wanted to see how the majority of you charge for after-schoolers.
Do you charge your normal hourly rate or a session fee?
My reason for asking is that when talking to the mum of my dd's friend last week she said that perhaps K could come to me 2 days a week instead of the after school club up the road. She said she would rather pay someone she knows. K has now left the Junior School on that site and started at the High School elsewhere.
I asked my sil (who works at the school :D ) to find out how much the after school club charges and she just phoned me and said £5.50 for 3.00pm - 6.00pm :eek: In the holidays they charge a session price (8.00am - 1.00pm and 1.00pm - 6.00pm for £10.00 :eek: - that works out at £2.00 an hour and my hourly rate is going to be £3.20!)
Obviously K's mum has been paying £5.50 so I don't want to look as though I'm being greedy by charging a lot more. She would walk home from school with dd and I know she wouldn't be any trouble here - she came for a sleepover last week and is a lovely girl. Do you think I should charge the same as the after school club and provide a snack but charge the meal price if she wants tea (which she probably won't).
I've been talking to another childminder who lives a couple of roads away and she said there haven't been any enquiries for the last few weeks, so on this basis and because I would be up against the after school club should I pitch my fees low?
Also, is it okay to charge different fees for families and hope they don't talk? I.e. match the after school club for dd's friend if they want to sign but charge more at a later date for other famillies if things have picked up?
Sorry this is a bit long but I want to be clear in my head what to say to her when my registration certificate comes through if she does want to go ahead.
Do you charge your normal hourly rate or a session fee?
My reason for asking is that when talking to the mum of my dd's friend last week she said that perhaps K could come to me 2 days a week instead of the after school club up the road. She said she would rather pay someone she knows. K has now left the Junior School on that site and started at the High School elsewhere.
I asked my sil (who works at the school :D ) to find out how much the after school club charges and she just phoned me and said £5.50 for 3.00pm - 6.00pm :eek: In the holidays they charge a session price (8.00am - 1.00pm and 1.00pm - 6.00pm for £10.00 :eek: - that works out at £2.00 an hour and my hourly rate is going to be £3.20!)
Obviously K's mum has been paying £5.50 so I don't want to look as though I'm being greedy by charging a lot more. She would walk home from school with dd and I know she wouldn't be any trouble here - she came for a sleepover last week and is a lovely girl. Do you think I should charge the same as the after school club and provide a snack but charge the meal price if she wants tea (which she probably won't).
I've been talking to another childminder who lives a couple of roads away and she said there haven't been any enquiries for the last few weeks, so on this basis and because I would be up against the after school club should I pitch my fees low?
Also, is it okay to charge different fees for families and hope they don't talk? I.e. match the after school club for dd's friend if they want to sign but charge more at a later date for other famillies if things have picked up?
Sorry this is a bit long but I want to be clear in my head what to say to her when my registration certificate comes through if she does want to go ahead.