To not pay childminder for Xmas day

[emmagreen481]

My DS’s childminder wants me to pay her for Xmas day & Boxing Day when she’s not even open?? Is this normal

Willow2017.
My fee for lateness was £1 a minute but when dad says well worth it and hands you the cash laughing its not high enough £65, did it again the next day. I wanted my family time and after an 11 hour no break day its no joke to miss your childs parents evening. I no longer do meals close at 6 so they get a snack at 4 since then no problem everyone gone by 5.30 with few exceptions like genuine tube issues. Which proves they could do it before but were extracting urine, or as one dad said easier for me if you do everything and I just put them to bed (not the same dad as before).

jannier - I’m probably a rarity in that I didn’t go into this until my children were practically off my hands. Can see it might be difficult otherwise.

My children are now 23 and 26 and I take Friday off (well paperwork, toy sorting, training and then my stuff) But I got fed up of children being upset and asking questions like why is my mummy late, at home etc. the final one being we've taken the day of for x's birthday, going to go to the races so will be late picking her up, can you do her a cake?
I work with some really lovely families but there always seem to be a few who would happily drop their child off even on Christmas day no matter what the cost just to be without them (not working) so the sort of comments some make on here to me may not be a joke and they really do think I'll take every second I can get not thinking of the child, hence no day rate and no minimum number of days If a parent actually want to be with their child I want to make it easier for them by removing any incentive to leave them with me.....but I do charge Bank holidays and holiday and it is discussed 3 times including a written summary of discussion that they can query before contract signing. I also work out the annual figure for them and help them compare to others fees which often are very similar just charged differently. They can fix the payment so its automatic and if they claim assistance its easier as their is no school holiday adjustments.