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Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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bank hols - is this usual practice?

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jetjets · 19/05/2007 12:46

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Genidef · 21/05/2007 11:34

I'm pretty sure you'd find that a nursery which doesn't charge for bank holidays makes up the lost earnings in some other way. Claiming they don't maybe gives them some sort of edge on the marketing front with parents - but I highly doubt they're out of pocket overall.

edker · 21/05/2007 15:55

I am totally agree with you Ayla99.

I charge half on bank holidays from my client even I did set up full fee on my contract.
but she is nice PERSON so I take half money.
Don't earn good money FROM HER either I know I loose money but am so soft...
I NEED TO CHANGE THIS HABIT I GUESS SOON...

boo70 · 22/05/2007 14:20

Hi i am just printing up new terms and conditions for a new parent and i have always charged for bank hols, The child will be comming for 10 hours a week after school and the parents are not happy that i charge this, and they want to pay just for hours that the child attends for.I have said that if it is an average of 10 hours a week then this is paid if they attend or not. But they are giving me hell over this!!! Do you think i am being unreasonable? Thanks

ThePrisoner · 22/05/2007 21:55

If you always charge for bank holidays, then I do not think you are being unreasonable in charging these parents. Parents can't really decide what your terms and conditions are! (Mine might decide that they'd rather not pay at all for any care!!)

Did the parents know that you charge for bank holidays before asking you to have their child?

nappyaddict · 25/05/2007 14:08

ususally childminders expect you to pay:

full fees for sick days
no fees for their holidays, full fees for yours. most people get round this by taking their holiday at the same time as cm.
double for bank holidays, whether you go or not as long as they are offering the service.

however by saying they will not work bank hols to me is like they are having a days holiday so you shouldn't have to pay.

smoky · 25/05/2007 21:58

If your mindees parents are employed, it is likely that they will be paid for bank holidays so why not you. If my addition is correct we only get 8 public/bank holidays a year anyway - its hardly a lot is it?

nappyaddict · 25/05/2007 22:35

i don't get paid bank holidays unless i work them.

nappyaddict · 25/05/2007 22:38

if my childminder didn't work bank holidays but expected me to pay for her to have a day off i would have to pay her and then double for someone else to actually look after him.

luckily for me she does work them! but if it was her decisions to not work that day i definitely wouldn't pay her. if however i decided to not send ds on a bank holiday i would expect to still pay.

Priyeni · 25/05/2007 23:07

well our childminder does get paid for the bank holidays but not from Christmas to Jan 1st or Easter... so there really aren't many holidays left and I don't mind paying her for these because she shouldn't be out of pocket if there are more bank holidays in amonth. However, we are sure not to work on Christmas and New year, so we don't pay her for approx. 10 days, which in our area would be £400 !

smoky · 25/05/2007 23:21

The majority of employed people do get paid for bank holidays without working them - those in the retail and allied professions being obvious exceptions along with some others. Nappyadict, I fully accept that you are not alone in working on BHols but like major employers, not all childminders operate in the same way - some will charge and some will not. The decision to charge or not to charge rests with the childminder and as long as everything is made clear at the outset when contracts and terms and conditions are being discussed then no problem. If the prospective customer does not like the Ts & Cs being offered, they can look elsewhere - that is their right and choice.

nappyaddict · 26/05/2007 00:37

i understand that but most people wouldn't be charged extra to not work. they would just be paid their standard amount.

SofiaAmes · 26/05/2007 05:00

Surely it makes a difference if your child is attending full time or just 1 day a week. If you worked someplace one day a week, you wouldn't expect to get paid for bank holidays! Anyway, jetjets, has the choice of choosing to use these childminders or not. And of negotiating what she is willing to pay. If these 2 have just set up business and aren't full up yet, then perhaps they might be willing to compromise on their fees. When my dd and ds went to a childminder we paid for bank holidays and 2 weeks a year holiday, but they both attended full time. I just paid a monthly fee that was the same every month regardless of what the holidays were that month. We signed a contract at the beginning of each year and it stating all the charges and her policies. Much better, I think to have everything clearly stated in writing.

smoky · 26/05/2007 08:34

I agree of course that a charge for BHols will only apply in my contracts if that day is a contracted day. Normal rate is charged but no service is available. Many CMs I know, do charge double rate IF service is actually required and most customers seem content with this arrangement.

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