Childminder costs london

[Tracyp1]

Hello

I am currently on the path to becoming a registered childminder, i live in north west london. I am really confused about fees and whats included in fees ect ect. So i hoping you guys could shed some light on it for me. What you pay, whats included it your fees. I am hearing so much conflicting information at the moment its all very confusing. Thank you in advance!

I'm a childminder, but not in London. My fees include all food, outings and activities. Parents provide nappies/wipes etc.

When parents book their hours, these are contracted and a fee agreed. For example, if you need a childminder every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for 6 hours a day, I would charge you say £70 for the week. This is then payable every week. If I take the day off, no fee is payable, if child takes a day off, full fees are charged.

Is there anything else you need answers to? Each childminder is different and in my area, I don't think any of us have the same fees/daily rates/ways of doing things.

I'm in the SE and charge £6ph for year round and £6.50 for term time only & ad-hoc children but I don't charge a holiday retainer. I have set rates for before & after school but otherwise it's all done by the hour and includes all meals for under 3's, drinks & snacks & activities but not nappies, wipes & baby food/milk. For over 3's it includes the above but only meal included is breakfast then charge £2 for evening meal and they bring a packed lunch in school holidays (this is something I only started this year and it was a god-send when we went on days out!).

I officially charge for 4 weeks holiday a year but this year just took 2.5 weeks paid & last year 3 weeks.

All payment monthly in advance by bank transfer or voucher payment.

It varies hugely according to your specific area, so even in nw London there will be a big variation. It would be a good idea to check what your competition locally are charging and offering.

We pay £55 per day in London. All food and activities are included but we provide nappies, wipes and formula if needed. This arrangement is pretty standard amongst all the childminders I saw, and there was only small variation in price in local area.

I can email you a copy of my fees policy of that would help as I have hourly and daily charges depending on what type of contract parents want to sign. Most of my parents are on the daily fee of £50 with snacks includes but meals are extra. I also provide nappies and wipes.

You can choose what you want to include. Can your local authority help you with the rates people charge in your area ? It varies so much even from one road to the next, how experienced or qualified you are, what you do with the children, whether you provide meals, etc etc

Wow . thank you for you replies it seems to be rather complicated. Im hoping that i will be able to meet with some childminders in my area to get a better idea. Forresitters my email is [email protected] if you could email that to me i would he very grateful. Thanx

I'm in East London, in a 'nice' area and charge £55 a day, 8 to 6, including food, not including nappies. Just a mile down the road, in a 'not so nice' area of East London, child-minder charge around £40 a day. It varies greatly.

As per Hibble and Iwant, I paid £55 per day recently for 8-6, all food & outings/activities included, but provided my own nappies and wipes. £30 for a half-day. Was great!

Then I used a CM who I paid £6.50 p/hr per child, no food included so needed to provide lunch & dinner.

I preferred the all-in option!