Originally Posted by
mama2three
Fee increases , per se , should really have the notice period mentioned on your contract. However if this is in effect an 'expense' which is passed on to you then maybe it has actually increased - eg bus fare or entrance fee etc.
I have to say that I would be charging £2 also , I certainly wouldnt be faffing around with the odd 5p on an invoice.
If you otherwise are happy with the care , your child is happy and well cared for , then I wouldnt quibble over 5p.
I agree with this.
Strictly speaking, the childminder possibly should have given you notice (depending on what is in your contract. If the contract just mentions covering the cost of outings but not the specific cost, then notice wouldn't be relevant) but I can't beleive that any reasonable person would seriously expect four weeks written notice for a 5p increase - the childminder probably didn't have four weeks notice from the soft play centre. What should she do during the notice period? Absorb the cost, or stop attending the soft play centre?
More realistically, the childminder should probably have mentioned it to you. She obviously didn't. She probably isn't a devious criminal mastermind, out to rob you of your spendy buttons with hidden fee increases and sneaky surcharges . It's probably just that she meant to mention it, but when you collected was too busy retrieving your LO's things, telling you about his day, packing his stuff up and thinking of a hundred and one things she still had to do. You clearly trust her to look after your most prized possession, so I'd just give her the benefit of the doubt on this one.
Apologies for the random full stops. Phone buttons too small, thumbs too big.
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