Hello,
Looking for some advice & know you lovely lot always come up with the answers!
I'm taking on a contract that is not straight forward. Mum generally needs 4 days a week, full days. However Dad works as a contractor and is either away for weeks at a time or home for weeks at a time. When he's home they won't need 4 days but may still use one or two. I know she was going to use a nursery initially and therefore would be paying for 4 full days regardless. However I am a childminder and part of the benefit as I see it is the flexibility we offer so I said I am willing to offer some sort of discount to acknowledge the fact that sometimes little one will not be here.
So this is what has been agreed verbally so far: monthly fees will be based on three full days a week as a minimum. This will give me a regular monthly income that can be relied on. If they use less hours then this amount will still be expected in full. I suppose the problem is what if they use more? I've said that I would review hours used on a regular basis and invoice for any hours that go above the 3 days I'm charging for. I suppose I'm not sure how frequently I should do this as monthly may be too much cos one month could balance the next one out.
Does anyone else do a contract similar to this? Is there anything you think I've not taken into consideration? We sign contracts on Wednesday so want to make sure I've got it all totally clear in my head before then!
Thanks x
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