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cm club - please help me decide how to charge for this! (sorry bit long!)

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eleanorsmum · 26/06/2008 07:50

Today and next thrus i have to take dd to settling in session at her new school for september. I need to take her on my own without two mindees hanging on to me. she needs to know i'm with just her (long story, had alot of offish behaviuor from her and deducted she was feeling left out, now have set mummy times and we're alot better!) anyway! i spoke to both sets of parents and explained, both agreed i should take her on my own so i arranged a friend (not a cm) who is crb checked, chair of dd's pre-scholl and doing her nvq in childcare at mo to come and watch the children (who are likely to be asleep anyway) for the 1/2 hour i'm away.

now one mindees paretn said fine and thanks for sorting it so they don't need time off work! but the other one was not happy with stranger looking after child (friend is not strnager as we play together lots!) so ahe has arranged her parent to come and collect grnadchild for the time i'm away. i said they could perhaps take her to park and then bring her back. orignally was happy to bring her back for me to continue minding for rest of the day, but has now said she won't be returning for the day.

so it's her choice not to use me for the rest of the day but i'm out for a short while. now i think she will amend the invoice i gave her on monday to decut the pay from the time grandparents pick lo up. do you think i should aks for pay for the rest of the day or am i pushing my luck!

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littlestarschildminding · 26/06/2008 08:00

I think if its just a one off then I would let it go...they have made plans around you to help you out. If its going to be regular thing then you need to have a chat with them about it.

southernbelle77 · 26/06/2008 08:03

I personally would amend the invoice to give them the whole time they are off, even though you are available after taking dd to her settling in. They have arranged something else which for them is probably easier (ie not bringing back if with grandparents). I know you arranged an alternative, but they choose not to take it up which is understandable (I totally see it from your point of view by the way) so I would not charge.

That probably makes no sense whatsoever, but it's meant to say, I wouldn't charge for the rest of the day!

eleanorsmum · 26/06/2008 08:33

ok thanks, thats what i thoguht really as it was me messing them about! didn't want to offend anyone! i'm so glad you lot are on here! em x

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mumlove · 26/06/2008 09:27

Glad to see that you have sorted this out, but would have said the same as others.

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