Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Paid childcare

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

Flip

Original poster

Holiday pay for childminders?

7 replies

HMJ14 · 13/10/2008 09:08

Hi everyone, need your advice/help please.

My dd has been with the current childminder for almost 2 years, no contract changes in that time. Yesterday I get a text telling me that she now has to take the government standard 4 weeks paid holiday!

Currently if she takes holiday or is sick she does not get paid as I either have to take the time off or pay someone else to look after my dd. Now I used to be a contractor and if I didnt work I didnt get paid - I'm a single mum and I pay her 50% of a week if my dd is on hols or sick. Is she taking the mickey?

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

MoHayder · 13/10/2008 09:19

A bit unprofessional to text you really. If it wasn't in the contract you signed then she can't charge you it without updating the contract and getting you to sign it. Whether you agree to the changes is up to you. If not then you'll probably have to find an alternative. I know there are plenty who do charge for holidays. Our's doesn't, but we pay the full rate for bank holidays and if we go away.

TheOtherMaryPoppins · 13/10/2008 09:20

Hello, replied on your other one, but again, there is no gov standard and she is telling you lies. She is self employed not empolyed.

Booh · 13/10/2008 09:27

The NCMA recommend that you have four weeks paid holiday (you can find it on their website)

I have four weeks paid holiday, I have NEVER had a parent question it, actually one parent paid me an extra weeks holiday this year even though her child was leaving me at the end of August.

Around here (south east) it is the norm to charge for holidays.

She is also doing you a really good deal in only chargind you 50% if your DD is sick or on holiday as I, and a lot of other childminders would charge full rate

Why don't you talk to her about your concerns

MollieO · 13/10/2008 23:32

My CM takes 3 weeks paid holiday. I pay her half pay for her holidays (full pay for bank holidays) and full pay for when I am on holiday or my dc is sick.

HappyMummyOfOne · 14/10/2008 19:28

Have to say if I was sent a message like that by text, i'd probably change my childcare arrangements.

Childminders are self employed, one of the downsides to that is no holiday pay and limited sick pay (ssp) but they know that and can calculate for those instances within their normal billing.

Unless you are happy to pay and sign a new cntract, she cant enforce it on you by text.

MollieO · 14/10/2008 20:14

I'd disagree hm. The holiday and sick pay arrangements were written into the NCMA contract I signed and from what I know of other childminders in the area this is normal practice. I don't pay my childminder if she is off sick (never happened in 3.5 yrs) but I do pay her holiday pay as per the contract.

looneytune · 15/10/2008 10:09

I posted this on your other thread:

Yes, she is lying as there is no government standard. The NCMA RECOMMEND we take the 4 weeks paid but it's still up to us childminders whether or not we are paid. And she can't do this without a new contract stating so!

Flip