fees advice

[supermumy]

hi

i may be taking on a 8month old baby come september, it will be term time only and it a 10hour day (which is long) and i told parent its 50 aday(she only wants 3 days)
i also said nappies, wipes and babies food is not included but i provide snacks and drinks does this sound ok????

people where i live are saying its cheap as they charge 300 awk for a 8hr day(im london by the way)

[butterfli]

I only charge by the hour, which is £3.50, so it would be £35.00 per day, which would be £105 per week, i charge half fee's in the school holidays for term time only, so i would charge £52.50 in the school holidays
I also don't supply nappies, wipes, baby milk, baby food etc, but outings and snacks and drinks are included.

[FussyElmo]

Is £50 a day about right for your area? If so then its fine. £300 a week is £60 a day so is there the difference in price in your area.

Also if you have told the parent £50 a day could you then ring them and say its now £60 - I dont think I could.

[swindonminder]

Hi,

Im in Swindon, I have a term-time only contract (9hr a day 3 days a week) I charge an enhanced rate of £4.50ph (normal fee is £3.50ph) I don't charge a retainer to hold those days during hols.

I also ask parents to provide all wipes, nappies, food etc.

I would check with other childminders in your area to see what they are charging, you could be under selling yourself.

[The Juggler]

i would charge £45 for a 10 hour day and I'm on the london outskirts. I wouldn't charge more for a 3 day week but would charge an enhanced hourly rate for a short day.

depends where you are hon. I know not far from me £6 or even £7/hour is average so this is probably what the other local CM's are charging. However, you are not including food so maybe the other CM's have an all in price??

[supermumy]

hi

im quite happy with 50 i think the parents seemed more than happy with that price lol and yes i cahrge half fees for holidays too.

the other childminders do charge more than me and don't supply things which i find how do parents afford it????

im nr central london where people do charge 7ph but charge discounts for say daily or weekly.

thanks for your advice ladies