Childminder Club: Help re food

[JELLYJELLY]

Ok ladies you lot are a helpful bunch. Just spoken to one of my new parents, she was shocked at my charges for food
25p breakfast
50p lunch
150 for dinner

she was unhappy that i gave a marmite brown sandwhich, fruit and vegetables, yoghurt for 50p on one of the lunches. She would like a cooked lunch for this amount. i have told her that i will not cook value or low meat content sausages/burgers etc which would easily come into this price bracket.

Can anyone else suggest what i could supply for this amount? and do you think that this is shocking for food.

I donot supply or cook eggs/nuts.

Thanks

The rates range from 2.80 per hour which is low to 350 ph have even heard of some people on a training course charging £50 per day. Mindle of the range at 325 ph but charge food on top and groups. Might consider now doing one rate but i also do session care as it is hard to find a full timer.

I charge the same rate for everyone whether they are full-time, part-time or occasional. I wouldn't be able to justify different rates to parents because I'm a big wuss.

I know some people charge more for babies for before/afterschool care, but I don't.

I don't do reductions for siblings (I used to, but then felt hard-done-by when parents who said how expensive it would be then went off and bought designer jumpers for their offspring!)

Locally, I know minders charge as little as £2.25, average is now around £3.00, one or two charge nearly £4.00. However, I don't know what extras the "cheapie" will charge for, and don't know what "extras" the most expensive will include (food? nappies?)

yes marmte does have salt in it but so does ham which is a supposed healthy option in sandwiches! So everything in moderation. This migt help
www.marmite.com/love/nutrition/salt.html