At the start of Aug a lady rang wanting a space for sept from 3 til 6pm I said ok but I will need a retainer fee for £25 per week over the holidays.
So new mindee came yesterday for a couple of hours it was only whilst talking to mum it dawned on me her dd has now left nursery and is now attending a private pre-school from 9am til 3pm then i pick up til 6pm BUT I am only charging her from 3pm til 6pm because I thought I could fill the rest of the space at some point now it turns out that she is in pre-school so if mum needs me to have mindee in holidays/ inset days etc I won't be able to fill the space the rest of the time. I know it is my fault for not asking more questions and having things made clearer, she hasn't mentioned holidays perhaps she is assuming i will be able to have mindee, i don't know I need to speak to her when she comes tonight but how can i word this if she is expecting me to have her dd in the holidays? And if she is what is it fair to charge. the space if used by a ft child is worth £130 a week she is currently paying £51.