Hi,
I am a new childminder and want to get my head around all the fees mentioned in the NCMA contracts. I muddled through the contract with the parent (who is thankfully a known friend) the first time but wanted to check with regards to the hidden rates the NCMA talk about in their contracts (I have my hourly £4.50 - £5, daily £42 and weekly £190 rate set and I'm happy with it).
So please can I have help on roughly what the following should be:
1. Early delivery / late collection fee? (is there a common amount?)
I charge double time for drop off before 7am.. Late collection begins after 15 minutes and is my usual 1 hour rate, per 15 minutes
2. Late payment fee? (is this a percentage perhaps?)
I charge £10 if payments are late... This charge is incurred 24 hours after payment is due. It also increases every 24 hours... sounds harsh but I have never had a late payment yet
3. Occassional Overnight Care? (I'm registered to have 1 overnighter)
I dont offer over night care, but would probably charge around £50 mark from 7pm to 7am
4. I was thinking of charging double time for a bank holiday if required does that sound ok?
Yes this is what I do... It is a public holiday after all... either that or take a paid holiday day
Thanks so much for your input, I want to sound far more confident when doing my next contract on Wednesday.
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