do you only charge by the hour?

ie, X comes at 11.20 & leaves at 3.45, would you charge from 11am-4pm or just the hours used?

In this case I would charge from 11.15am-3.45pm, is this me being too soft & I need to charge purely by the hour or is this about right?

Blimey, there's always something that you wonder if you are doing right!

Its totally up to you. I tend to charge like you but some do hourly rate or daily or morning/ afternoon sessions. Just make it clear in your contract. Remember it is your business so you set the rules so do it with confidence.
Mary

Its purely up to you. I charge per hour and class part of an hour as another hour. Does that make sense? I did do a half hour fee for a mum who was always late but that was me being soft. :o and trying to get more money as I was actually working extra every day.

I charge per half hour the same as you but there are lots who would charge for the full hours. It is up to you

There isn't any right or wrong answer it's up to you

I usually charge by the full or half day but the hours you mention don't fit into that at all!!!!!

I would always charge by the full hour never by the half but as I say it's up to you

miffy xx

I charge by the half hour...

For one parent I bill by the quarter hour cos he's a very mean man and will query every extra minute on the bill. Not nice. :(

I charge by the hour/day/week but I'm not getting into half hours - no way jose

I do the half hour. I'm going to introduce a minimum session fee though as i have one parent who is contracted for 8 hours, she is now taking the P**s by splitting it into half hour sessions! Not worth me getting out of bed!

I do the half hour. I'm going to introduce a minimum session fee though as i have one parent who is contracted for 8 hours, she is now taking the P**s by splitting it into half hour sessions! Not worth me getting out of bed!

Cheeeky mare !!

I charge by the half hour.

Thanks girls, given me something to think about half of you do full hours only and half of you do 1/2 hours.

I do the same as Miffy

Angel xx

I have been charging to the exact minuit for one parent but after reading this I am defo going to change it for the future to the hour! It makes it so much easier to work out the fees. I really struiggle with the maths if it isn't rounded of into hours! x

I have been charging to the exact times but i am now going to start charging up /full hour. I am getting sick of the extra 10/15 mins here and there stretching to 25mins there and here!!!

I would do the same as you. But it is your business so you can make the rules.:)

I charge to the nearest 15 minutes...but as has been said before...your business your rules!
Blaze:)

I charge to nearest quarter hour, too but am thinking to change it to either 1/2 hours or even hours (as may childminders around here do charge by hour). Maybe I should start with 1/2 hurs so as not to freak them all out?!:eek:

:laughing:

I charge by the quarter of hour as I think that's fair for all. If the children stay longer, then I charge longer! But it's up to you to decide.

Hilary

hi

I charge by every fifteen mins but after reading this thread i might just do every half an hour from now on :idea:

xxx

Hi, I personally charge by the hour. One little boy that I look after arrives around 8:25am and is collected at 4.35pm. I charge them from 8am-5pm. I find that if you start going into half hours it just makes things alot more confusing. I explained to parents that this is what I intended to do when they came for their first meeting and they were fine.

Hope this helps!!

:o :(

...I used to charge by the hour untill i found that parents would quite often turn up late, as they felt they were paying for it, so why shouldn't they use it & then all sorts of problems occured when i implemented my late collection fee in an attempt to put a stop to it!:rolleyes:
Blaze:)

I charge by the hour but offer 2 daily rates that work out a bit cheaper by the hour - one for a full day and one for the school hours 9-3:15(cos I can have a school age child before & after school using the same place, as long as only one of them needs the place in the holidays).

Since I did that, everybody has booked the full days, regardless of what time they want to pick up.

do you only charge by the hour?

ie, X comes at 11.20 & leaves at 3.45, would you charge from 11am-4pm or just the hours used?

In this case I would charge from 11.15am-3.45pm, is this me being too soft & I need to charge purely by the hour or is this about right?

Blimey, there's always something that you wonder if you are doing right!

I would charge as you put as I charge 1/2 hour

I charge like you too...maybe I should get tougher! lol

Angela xx

i never used to do the hour but now i do , its so much better cant be bothered to add up 15 mins and half hours & its better for me if i get money for a full hour i have found most parents dont mind as long as they no whats what right at the beggining :thumbsup: x