gigglinggoblin
08-06-2010, 01:37 PM
Parent has enquired about me collecting child from playgroup and having them til she finishes work which might be after 1 hour or might be 2.5. I said I normally charge £10 per session abut she wanted to know hourly fee (I said £3 but would have to charge a minimum). She says she should find out hours weekly and will have a better idea tomorrow so she wants to come round thurs to discuss, she did say she needs to fill in a tax credits form so I know she wont have to pay all of the fees out of her own pocket. She also wants me to give him lunch (I think) but I dont know if she plans to pay for this or not. I would normally include it in the session fee but not if I am only being paid £3!
What would you all do? I dont want to collect in the middle of the day and charge hourly as that will essentially be a full day space taken for £3 or £6, tbh its not worth my wihle even being available for that, he is likely to be the only child other than my own and it will mean I cant go out as I have to be back for pick up. Is it unreasonable to stick to session fee of £10 no matter when he is picked up and would tax credits pay her for that? Not had to deal with tax credit forms before so I wonder what is fair, when I was initially asked it was for totally different hours so I am not even sure if I want to take him on now.
Gah! And just noticed I need to get to school so apologies if I dont reply for a while!
What would you all do? I dont want to collect in the middle of the day and charge hourly as that will essentially be a full day space taken for £3 or £6, tbh its not worth my wihle even being available for that, he is likely to be the only child other than my own and it will mean I cant go out as I have to be back for pick up. Is it unreasonable to stick to session fee of £10 no matter when he is picked up and would tax credits pay her for that? Not had to deal with tax credit forms before so I wonder what is fair, when I was initially asked it was for totally different hours so I am not even sure if I want to take him on now.
Gah! And just noticed I need to get to school so apologies if I dont reply for a while!