Hi everyone,
I'm new to Mumsnet and would really appreciate some advice from all you parents out there. I live in the North West and am a Registered Childminder and Mum to 3 great kids. My problem is while I love my job its getting almost impossible to keep up with all the new Gov funded places opening. Within 5 min walk from my house i have had a huge Nieghbourhood Nursery and a Breakfast/After School club open within the last 12 months and now I've discovered a New Childrens Centre is to open as well. This will put me out of business all together as I just can't compete with their reduced prices and still offer a quality service to my parents.
I have looked at my options and realise there is a gap to fill with unsocial (atypical) hours such as evenings, weekends and especially nights. Ofsted will give me the varience on my registration to offer this service once I have the required number of beds but having spoken to my Early Years team, I have been told that no one has ever enquired about overnight care???? This seems really odd to me as we have to big stores open 24 hours and numerous care homes and 24 hour care agencies in the area. I have checked with CIS (childrens information service) and no one offers this overnight service.
I'm worried I could be spending much more money on adapting my home for this service if it never gets used.
I wondered how many mums out there would be glad of a service like this, either on a regular, work based contract or even for ad hoc use simply to enjoy a night off without the kids. I estimated the cost would be around £30.00 per night fro 7pm to 8am inclusive of supper and breakfast for Sun to Thurs and £35.00 for Fri and Sat.
I'm sorry to waffle on but I'd be so grateful for some real feedback from the people who would actually use this service. Please also let me know what you think of the price, is it too much, what would you pay, and if you wouldn't use a service like this, please be frank and tell me why,
Thanks so much everyone, your time is much appreciated.
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BooBoo62 · 26/09/2004 10:42
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