What Should I Charge?

[MOMOF3BOYZ]

hey evryone how r things going? well i hope good!
so i have a question a dcp wants before school care and dropp off to school, only?
how should i charge her? should i give her my drop in rate? or what is a fair price for this? i dont normally do what shes asking.

please some advice? thanks:confused:

[Soccermom]

Not sure what your rates are where you are. Here in NB I charge 10$ for afterschool care...no extra charge for mornings.
Mornings and no afterschool care I charge 5$ per hour. I would charge for the drive to school as well. I would say if dck is there for one hour in the am plus the drive I would charge 10$.

[cheeseheadmama]

I charge a minimum of $15 for B/A school care up to 3 hours total. They are here such a short time but require a lot of my attention. Most are here only 2 hours after school but my rate is still far less than the in-school program.

[momma2girls]

I would charge enough to make it worthwhile for you. At one time I had 2 brothers only before school. THey said that they would not always be here, or only for about 1/2 an hr. many am's. I gave them a SUPER great rate, which I totally regretted one day into it!! I only charged them $40.00 for both of them for the 5 days. It got to be where they were every day, and when I opened and where here for almost an hr. each am. So I was only charging them $20.00 each!! It was totally not worth it!!
They would bring in coughs, fevers, etc. etc....... they were good boys, but it still was not worth it. Then I had all teachers children- so the other 3 families would not be here for snow days, late starts, etc.. I only had these 2 boys on snow days, late starts, etc... I did charge extra for these days as well. YOu have to make it worthwhile, or do not do it!!!! Now I charge $35.00 for each child for before or after school and $60.00 for both before and after school. I honestly don't think I will be doing before and after school any longer. It has been so nice not having them!!

[MrsB]

Take into consideration days that he doesnt have school. Are you still only keeping him for that hour. Do you have to keep a spot open in case he does?

I am not currently taking any new school agers but when I did I charged $65 for before or after and $95 for before and after. Per week. I dont charge extra for days they have school or get out early unless it is a week where they have 3 more days of no school and they attend here I would charge my full time rate of $150.

Make it worth your while! Because the shortest time/part time always seem to have the biggest issues.

[momma2girls]

Take into consideration days that he doesnt have school. Are you still only keeping him for that hour. Do you have to keep a spot open in case he does?

I am not currently taking any new school agers but when I did I charged $65 for before or after and $95 for before and after. Per week. I dont charge extra for days they have school or get out early unless it is a week where they have 3 more days of no school and they attend here I would charge my full time rate of $150.

Make it worth your while! Because the shortest time/part time always seem to have the biggest issues.

I totally agree!!

[MOMOF3BOYZ]

Thats what im starting to think. Originally i would have the dck in the morning b4 school then i would drop her off @school, i wouldp/up from school and then after school care.
Now the mom got her in the after school program, so she will be going to that after school .
so now she only needs before school and drop off( dcp mom lives with the dcp but the mom does not drive otherwise grandma would do it) so i really am thinking of just reffering her to someone else? what do u guys think? is that rude? but summer break is coming up and i dont know if shes staying with grandma or coming to daycare.:confused: so im gonna talk to dcp today to let her know that if she needs dck to come to daycare for summer she need to let me know by april? what do u think? summer break is in may

[MrsB]

Check with the afterschool program. Ours doesnt operate on teacher inservices, early release, late arrival days. Most parents expect that I will and that I will have a spot available to them, unless I clarify.