Hi,

Just wanted to get a general feel about traveling time for school and pre schools pickups.

If a child needs to be collected at say 3.15 or 3.30, when would you start charging your hourly rate? I have the children until 7.pm and it takes me around 10-15 minutes journey time to the schools. Also for a morning pickup of 9am?

Look forward to your thoughts :)

If I picked up at 3.30 and had them till 7 I would charge for 4 hours as I dont do parts of hours.

I start getting ready to leave the house at 3 for a 315 pick up - so that's when I charge from :D

I haven't charged for travel time up till now as I've been going to the play-group / Nursery / school for my own children anyway. However if I was doing a run that didn't involve my own children then I think I would charge, prob 15 mins as that is the time from home to the local schools, nursery, play group.

I charge from 3pm as school comes out at 3.20 but I have to start to get ready at 2.55 as I wouldn't get there if I didn't as 3yr old
dawdles and we have to look for snails whatever the time of year or weather

I've always just charged from the time the school ends not including my travel, I haven't any schoolies at the moment but if I do take any more on its definatly going to be from the time I leave home now.