Ok, as some of you know I've been CM hunting for a while. Today I found a lady with a space as of next week. She sound snice on the phone, I've seen pics of her setting/garden, her ofsted report is great and shes really local and charges average rates.
I arranged to meet with her one day next week to talk specifics, let my dd meet her, discuss rates, holidays etc.
Anywho, I just looked at her website (wont link for obvious reasons) but she has her holiday policy on there saying that she is "legally entitled to 4 weeks paid holiday per year". For the 4 weeks she is away I will be charged full rate fees. Is that normal for CM's to do? I know she has the "legally entitled" bit wrong. I have been self employed for years and we are legally entitled to diddly squat!
So I have to pay her full fees for her 4 weeks a year holiday and find / pay someone else to have dd. Also full fees payable when i go on holiday- although this is what i understand to be pretty standard with CM;s, and understandable of course.