I've got a few questions to ask so figured I would just put them in the one thread instead of loads of separate ones. You don't need to answer every question - any help would be greatly appreciated
Ok, so...
Fees - do you work bank holidays?
no i dont normally, but can if pre-arranged. Do you charge double time if you are required on a bank holiday?
i dont charge if i am not required, but charge 50p extra per hour if i do. How many holidays do you take a year?
in my contract i say 4 weeks per year My fees policy states that no fees are payable for my holidays but full fees are payable for theirs so does it matter how many holidays I allow them if they are paying full fees anyway?
no if they are aware that they have to pay full fees its up tto them how many holidays they take! If they take holidays at the same time as me can I still charge?
well some parents will purposely do this so they dont have to pay, i suppose it depends on who has arranged holiday first. if you have already booked your holiday, then there is not much you can do if they go on holiday at the same time and cant really charge them. if they booked first and you then go away, then you run the risk they may cancel holiday and need you? so make sure you tell them they must give you xx notice for canceled holiday.
About me - what do you have in your 'about me' bit for parents? So far I've got my name, who I live with, a bit about our house and a bit about the pets - anything else I need?
i include a bit about my qualifications and ofsted grade too. i have a seperate page for equipment and activities. Do you have a separate bit about your setting? I'm struggling to think of what to put in it!
yes i have a page on my home, garden etc. what rooms i use i.e playroom if you have one? pitures of it and garden etc.
Settling in sessions - do you offer these? How many/how long for? Do you charge for them?
i do charge, i do up 2 hour minimum charge (but they dont have to leave them that long, but still pay for 2 hours) i do as many as the child may need and depending on time etc. i dont charge if parent stays for a visit. (but dont let them take the mick)
Do you have minimum hours per day for little ones that aren't at school or nursery? If so, how many hours?
yes this is 2 hours per day
Where do you store all your paperwork? Do you keep it in a filing cabinet? Do you have a separate folder for each child with learning journals, contract, all about them etc in?
i have a cupboard under my stairs which i have turned into a mini office. depends what space you have? yes must have seperate folder for each childs lj. i have a seperate one for contracts, personal information etc.
Attendance record - what do you use for this? Do you have a separate one for each day or for each child? Do you just use sheets of paper or a notepad?
i am with the NCMA so use there books, but also have a sheet i did myself for each child that parents sign in and out, times at school etc.
Sorry some of these questions seem so obvious but they're the ones that are niggling at me
Thanks in advance for any help
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