Regional Variation in Fees

[button68]

I was just reading Kellys post about possibly increasing her fees and she was saying that £3.50-£4 per hour was the norm.

As I am just about to start I have been taking a keen interest in fees in my area and the top end appears to be £25 per day (8am-6pm). (Most CM's round her seem to do daily rate as opposed to hourly rate - I am still undecided which rate to use or infact what to charge!)

I realise that prices are bound to vary area to area (just like house prices), I am just amazed that it varies so much!

[katickles]

Hi Mandy

Thats what it slike where i live. Daily rates vary from £20 - £35 per day!?!

I have just worked my fees out so that i can include visits/outings etc as well as meals etc etc. Only thing i found was that i didn't want to price myself out of the market so i'm kind of middle ground for fees round here.

[bubbly]

The hourly rate where I am is £3.00 per hour

[angeldelight]

I have no idea what the rate is where I live

I have no childminders very close though

I charge £3 an hour

Angel xx

[ajs]

the rate where i live and there are about 35 - 40 childminders is £2.75 to £3.75 and i am the most expensive at £3.75 most are around £3.25 - £3.60
i include one meal but no groups although all the mums supply food at the moment not sure why though but i'm not complaining

[berkschick]

The going rate is between £3.50 and £4.50 an hour round here, I charge £3.50 an hour to include snacks and drinks, meals are extra.

Some places in London are £7.00 an hour

Love

Debbie

[chubbymummy]

most childminders in our village tend to charge the same

2-80 an hour 2-50 for sibling although we are putting prices up in april by 10p