mummyme
18-04-2011, 05:40 PM
Hi all,
I posted yesterday with a question with regards to an enquiry I had last night about taking on a 5 and 6 year old. I have only been registered since end of Feb and have 4 other children on my books, but I am sooo lucky with all the parents!
Anyway I am meeting with mum tomorrow at 17:30. I always get very nervous about this. I need to remember that this is MY business and I am not a charity I think. My problem is that I am a softy but WILL NOT let myself be walked all over. This mum will need after school pick up some days and some full days in the school holidays which will be great as I currently hve no mindees in the holidays. Anyway, I believe that she only does part time shop assistant work at our local shopping centre and to be honest I think that she wouldn't be able to afford me!:blush:
I charge £3.70 per hour which is pretty standard in my area. I believe she may want the odd Saturday (don't mind doing the odd one but NO WAY will I do every week!). Would I be right in charging time and a half on a saturday?? I wonder if she realises that for a full Saturday for both children it will be about £60 and obviously half that again on a Saturday. She needs childcare from Thursday as her mum is going back to Poland. It just seems like so much money and I feel that when I point out costs to her (she knows my hourly rate) she is going to be shocked by how it can add up. I almost find it embarrassing but know I shouldn't as i already have other parents happy to pay.
Don't really know the point of my post to be honest, just have all this stuff I needed to get down in writing I think? :blush:
Does anybody know how much childcare vouchers people are entitled too?
Thanks for reading and sorry for waffling!:)
This forum is fab!!!!:D
I posted yesterday with a question with regards to an enquiry I had last night about taking on a 5 and 6 year old. I have only been registered since end of Feb and have 4 other children on my books, but I am sooo lucky with all the parents!
Anyway I am meeting with mum tomorrow at 17:30. I always get very nervous about this. I need to remember that this is MY business and I am not a charity I think. My problem is that I am a softy but WILL NOT let myself be walked all over. This mum will need after school pick up some days and some full days in the school holidays which will be great as I currently hve no mindees in the holidays. Anyway, I believe that she only does part time shop assistant work at our local shopping centre and to be honest I think that she wouldn't be able to afford me!:blush:
I charge £3.70 per hour which is pretty standard in my area. I believe she may want the odd Saturday (don't mind doing the odd one but NO WAY will I do every week!). Would I be right in charging time and a half on a saturday?? I wonder if she realises that for a full Saturday for both children it will be about £60 and obviously half that again on a Saturday. She needs childcare from Thursday as her mum is going back to Poland. It just seems like so much money and I feel that when I point out costs to her (she knows my hourly rate) she is going to be shocked by how it can add up. I almost find it embarrassing but know I shouldn't as i already have other parents happy to pay.
Don't really know the point of my post to be honest, just have all this stuff I needed to get down in writing I think? :blush:
Does anybody know how much childcare vouchers people are entitled too?
Thanks for reading and sorry for waffling!:)
This forum is fab!!!!:D