child minder wants to change payment frequency from month to weekly can she do this? Also want to take my child out.

[katy101]

Hi my childminder wants to change my pay from monthly to weekly, she also came into my work asking for money which I had not got and said she needed it because it were her sons birthday. She then phoned up mivering my dad and he told her it was not what we agreed. Is she allowed to do this? I told her a couple of days ago that I am pulling my daughter out and she was not happy and told me I have to give her 30 days notice which I am not happy about as I do not want my daughter their but I missed this when she went through the contract with me so will have to keep her their. What I would also like to know is do I need proof of when i handed in my notice or is it just a verbal agreement from the day I said my daughter were leaving. Any help be very much appreciated. Thanx

write her a letter stating as per your discusson on 'XXX' date you are providing her with 30 days notice which will be paid for monthly as previously agreed

will I need a copy with her signature?

was the money due when she came to ask for it?

If the contract says 30 days then I'm afraid you are stuck with it.

Give her a letter stating that on xx date you advised that you were giving notice.

Perhaps she is having cash flow problems given the recession, and thus wanted to change to being paid weekly.

no it were monthly pay and she wants to change to weekly.

Do you have a copy of the contract?

I think it quite unusual for her to call into your workplace, has she done this before?

I also think it odd that she contacted your dad, I'm presuming that it was you as the one with parental responsibility that signed the contract, therefore nothing to do with your dad, it all sounds a bit TBH

If you agreed to pay monthly then if she wishes to change the contract to weekly she can but if you don't agree then I wouldnt sign it.

You should give notice in writing, You could try what dizzy and BALD suggest re, letter. It sounds to me like you have other issues which is why you gave notice, perhaps the CM is concerned that you will leave without paying and thats why she wants to go to weekly.

Also if contract states 30 days notice, then you will either have to pay the 30day amount and use the service for the remainder of the notice period or pay the 30dys and take your child out now.

well before hand my daughter did come down with the chickenpox so I kept her out the fist day and explained the reason why. She thought it were a strange reason to keep her out but will write a letter thanx for your replys

She has to give you 30 days notice to change the contract (i.e. change from monthly to weekly pay) just as you have to give 30 days notice to end the contract... unless of course the contract states otherwise.

Calling into your work is well and truly out of order! (unless you invited her to do so)