CM Club - New minders near me a charging a fortune!!

[Jensmum]

One of my friends has just registered as a childminder and has been told by CIP to charge £3.75 an hour, I only charge between £3.00 - £3.50 and the more experienced minders have recently put theirs upto £3.50.

I don't know where they get their figures from but this is what she's going to charge and she's got 3 families lined up already!!!

I'm so jealous!

they are lined up but have they started?
dont worry

Just keep checking on charges with other CMs. They may all start to raise fees and then you'll be able to keep your charges in line

Forgot to add they are charging £5.00 an hour
for before and after school care

I'm stopping for a year at christmas (having a baby) but I think I'll definatley check with all the other minders when I start back up

new childminder in our area (and i'm not calling cm who are mums) has no experance with children other than her own i on the other hand have been to college have a nvq3 been a nusery nurse for 13 yrs and a cm for 3 yrs
i charge £3 per hour she charges £4 but guess who doesnt work while my phone rings daily

childminder up the road from me charges £4.50, she seemingly takes the kids on day trips and eats lunch out everyday

good for her if thats what she whats to do but where do they eat every day to get a balanced diet?
oh dont tell me Mc Donalds do fruit bags now

Four years ago I was charging £3.75ph. I lived in a relatively affluent area and really didn't want to work for less than my old income when I was employed. I picked a figure that I wanted to earn and worked backwards from there which came to £3.75.

I always had a waiting list too and charged extra for meals.

The childminder down the road charged £2.25 including food.[faints] But she nearly always had vacancies. Bizarre.