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Childminders tell me how much you charge...

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chipmunkswhereareyou · 20/11/2008 16:15

please....and do you differentiate for under and over twos.

And if you do before and after school care and I were to pick ds up at 6pm, how many hours would I be charged for in term time?

Oh and finally, would I get a sibling discount if I had another baby?

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badgerhead · 20/11/2008 16:48

I agree fees do depend on where you live & also on individual childminders scale of fees. Some childminders will do an hourly charge for after school & others do a fixed session fee. Will you be wanting care in the school holidays, as that can affect the fees you are charged as well. If you don't you could be asked to pay a retainer to keep the space(s) open for the term time. Sometimes you get a discount for a sibling but unlikely as you are still taking up one of our limited spaces.
I am in West Sussex and charge £4 per hour for more than 30 hours week & £4.30 for less than 30 hours per week. Plus I have one child before school for 1 hour once a week & charge a fixed fee of £5 for that. My fees are about to be reviewed but I haven't decided yet what I am going to do with regards to raising them or altering to a session fee for before/after schoolers.

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chipmunkswhereareyou · 20/11/2008 16:24

London (unfortunately!)

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mumlove · 20/11/2008 16:24

I charge £3.50 p/h p/c under 5yrs. Before and after school £5 p/h p/c but if all day in hols £3.50.
No sibling discount.

mumlove · 20/11/2008 16:21

Where abouts are you as different areas charge a different fee, but normally somewhere between £3 - £5 per hr per child.

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