bank hols - is this usual practice?

What would be better though, a childminder who charged on bank holidays, or a childminder who charged say 50p per hour above their usual hourly fee. When shopping around childminders, did you take the hourly fee into account?

I don't use a childminder but a day nursery, and I would say that no we definitely don't pay for bank hols -the place isn't open for a start. I would say charging double for bank hols is fine but correct me if I'm wrong, as a chilminder you are self employed? When I was self employed I only charged clients for the days I actually worked.

Ripeberry, are you on PAYG then? Paying for childcare only as and when you decide you need it? If so you are very lucky... think that situation is quite unusual - not sure what others think... is it unusual?

My childminder, my DD1 went to her for just over 2yrs and my DD2 is there at the moment until January, only charges for the day that i need her.
It is usually £25 a day and she has never mentioned to me, about having to pay for bank holidays.
AB

I charge full rate for BH and also full rate if child is off on holiday or ill. I am available to work BH if booked in advance but i charge £10 plus normal pay. I dont charge if i am ill or on holiday. The childminders from OP seem very clued up IMO

Childminding isn't a Pay As You Go service, generally. Instead it is like most contracted services (for childcare sector, nurseries and nannies are both usually contracted services), so the customer agrees a contract with the service provider. Under the terms of that contract, there may be occasions when the service provider charges a fee, even when they don't provide the service to the customer - bank holidays, training days etc.

It is common practice to charge for bank holidays, as a nanny I get paid for bank holidays but I don't work them, if you took your child to a nursery the nursery would I expect charge you for bank holidays yet they would not be open.

Your employer in turn will most likely be paying you on bank holidays, and if you are self-employed you should be factoring in holiday pay into the fees you charge your clients.

I charge half fee's for all holidays, whether mine of parents. If They request that I work a Bank Holiday, then I have in my contract that I charge double.

In 12 yrs of Childminding, I've never had any problem with parents over holiday pay.

Sally

One person explained childminding quite well once.; Basically although we are self employed, we have regular families, regular work rather than say a plumber who will have lots of different clients they see as and when needed. I personally would waive the charge for a self-employed parents and also have done for one family who changed their Thursday to a Monday to help ME so was only fair.

NCMA also recommend we get paid for 4 weeks holiday a year and it's down to the individual as to whether or not they charge.

NCMA do recommend we charge for BH's

my previous childminder charged normal rated for bank hols but didn't work them, but as i work bank hols she waived my fee as i had to pay my friend to look after my dd if my hubby was at work tha day.I think its up to the individual as to what they charge.

The bank holiday thing is quite normal round here. I AM available to work bank holiday's at double pay but otherwise, it's normal fees as per usual. There's a bit on the NCMA contracts about bank hols and it's up to the individual childminder whether or not to charge. If I wasn't available AT ALL then I wouldn't charge myself.