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Charging when in nursery , illegal???
If i take a child to nursery and collect i charge normal fee to keep space in holidays or tt days, always stipulated this in contracts never had any probs
My friend also does and has signed a new contract with new parents starting in a few weeks whos dd will go to nursery 1pm-3.10pm, the parents agreed to this after phoning every cm around and got told no one would do it or they also charged more ph etc, as they need flexible care including 9pm finishes and weekends, the parents have since been onto our DW who has rang my friend and said she has told the parents what she is doing is illegal :eek:
Anyone have any info on this?
I am so angry for my friend as she has bent over backwards for these parents and they are still trying to get the bill down even though they say their child means everything and money is not an issue, i personnaly wish they would phone me as they would be told how good a deal they are getting, no higher charge for evenings or weekends and 30 hours over 5 days anything between 7am and 9pm weekends too :angry:
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
What's the Development worker saying is illegal? Charging for when the child is in nursery??
I haven't heard that one before.
We are self employed and as such we set our own pricing.
Nobody regulates us therefore nobody is in a position to say what we do is wrong.
Someone might turn round and say it is wrong to charge for not looking after a child... but that is their opinion.
No way have I ever read anything to say that it is illegal.
I think you need to contact your DW urgently and find out the facts. :panic:
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
Gosh, I'd be interested to hear the outcome of this, sounds a bit bizarre to me.
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
Never heard of this before! I think the same as Sarah - it is our own business and it is no way illegal! I would be phoning the DW and asking where she got this information from as sometimes they haven't a clue!:rolleyes: :mad:
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I too thought that this was accepted practice by childminders, we are available to work and indeed in holidays etc are expected to work, the fact that the parent sends the child to nursery during our contracted hours is up to them! How can it be illegal!
It isn't even the same scenario as charging for a bank holiday and not being available, I too would be very interested on what basis the DW has made this comment.
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Never heard of this. I far as I am concerned I can charge what I like and I do!
Cx
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What rot !
DW needs to sort out her facts before she spouts off this nonsense to anyone else.
If I were your friend I'd tell the parents to jog on , they either want her services or they don't simple as...
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If I was the childminder I would get back on to the DW and ask her to justify her comments immediately and then I would report her to her superiors and whomever funds her
What a lot of tosh - we charge what we want - how dare she say that
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
they advised that on my icp course and isnt it in the NCMA handbook?
charlotte x
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
That DW is talking rubbish. If someone wants you to drop off a child at a nursery or pre-school and then collect then YES you do charge as you are the 'stand-in parent' and anyway they are taking up a full-time space.
And also if the child is in receipt of grants then its just the parents kicking up a fuss about having to 'pay' for their free childcare space.
They can't have it both ways.:rolleyes:
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
I think your friend should say' of course I won't charge if you come take your lo at 12.30, take her to nursery, then pick her up and bring her back to me at 3.30!!Grrrrr:angry: :angry: some parents
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i know 1 way of getting around it :thumbsup:
you don't charge for the time they are at nursery but charge a drop off/collection fee at the same rate you would pay for the hours they are at nursery :laughing:
as not only are you taking them and collecting them, it impacts on the other children who you have to drag out in all weathers :panic:
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
what a crock of poo. we are self employed and can set our own t&c's for a start and its standard practice
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
Thank you all for your replies, i also think its a load of rubbish but just thought i would get some more professional advice ;)
I am going to phone her on monday as i know my friend is a bit wary of her and i am going to say i hear i have been acting illigally for the last 5 years :thumbsup:
Good reminder about the handbook as i also think its in there ;)
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
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Originally Posted by
mummyroysof3
they advised that on my icp course and isnt it in the NCMA handbook?
charlotte x
you were advised NOT to charge??
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
Are you sure the parents are not just trying it on, reading something into what the DW has said? I once had a parent tell me her Health Visitor felt I was wrong to discuss her child's behaviour with her as she was the parent and too emotionally attached!
I am sure that is not what the HV meant to say but obviously she was not the most competent at expressing herself and totally misled parent. Imagine that this DW has said something similar rather than actually saying it's illegal. In either case, she is therefore not great at her/his job!
I would phone the DW straight away and demand to know what she said.
LOL
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
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Originally Posted by
Hebs
you were advised NOT to charge??
:laughing: sorry i ment we was advised to charge while at nursey, i really shouldnt type in a hurry :laughing:
charlotte x
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
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Originally Posted by
The Juggler
Are you sure the parents are not just trying it on, reading something into what the DW has said? I once had a parent tell me her Health Visitor felt I was wrong to discuss her child's behaviour with her as she was the parent and too emotionally attached!
I am sure that is not what the HV meant to say but obviously she was not the most competent at expressing herself and totally misled parent. Imagine that this DW has said something similar rather than actually saying it's illegal. In either case, she is therefore not great at her/his job!
I would phone the DW straight away and demand to know what she said.
LOL
DW has been on to phone to my friend advising her that she has informed the parents she is acting illegally, cm has not yet spoke to the parents :eek:
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
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Originally Posted by
childmind04
DW has been on to phone to my friend advising her that she has informed the parents she is acting illegally, cm has not yet spoke to the parents :eek:
so the DW has been in touch with the parents???? thats out of order for a start. think I would be putting in a complaint about the DW.
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Re: Charging when in nursery , illegal???
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Originally Posted by
Pipsqueak
so the DW has been in touch with the parents???? thats out of order for a start. think I would be putting in a complaint about the DW.
I was wondering why the DW was speaking to the parents in the first place?