I have had several calls from parents regarding care:
1. Parent needing a Thursday/Friday schedule BUT not every week.
2. Parent with two children who wants part time care 2 days per week
3. Parent wth two children who wants part time care 2 days per week BUT they are not the same days every week.
etc
Part time parents are told that unless they pay full time rates, their spot can be given to a full time parent at any time. I do lose money after all by taking them...Parents with varying schedules are told that they must pay full time rates (or close to it) in order for me to take them.
One family actually said they were originally looking for a nanny but the mother did not want anyone in their home. They wanted drop in services and the ability to not have to pay for days they don't use. My rate is $15 per hour for drop ins. I know good and well that they would be paying at least that much if not more for nanny services but somehow that was too expensive for them...
I just find it funny that I get the "too expensive" statement from parents when my price is listed on our website, on CL, AND I tell them what the price is ahead of time. Why do parents think that professionals should watch their children for peanuts? If you will pay a high school babysitter $10-$15 per hour to watch your precious children, why is $5 per hour too much for part time varying schedules? It just annoys me because I really would like to know how much they think they should be paying...
1. Parent needing a Thursday/Friday schedule BUT not every week.
2. Parent with two children who wants part time care 2 days per week
3. Parent wth two children who wants part time care 2 days per week BUT they are not the same days every week.
etc
Part time parents are told that unless they pay full time rates, their spot can be given to a full time parent at any time. I do lose money after all by taking them...Parents with varying schedules are told that they must pay full time rates (or close to it) in order for me to take them.
One family actually said they were originally looking for a nanny but the mother did not want anyone in their home. They wanted drop in services and the ability to not have to pay for days they don't use. My rate is $15 per hour for drop ins. I know good and well that they would be paying at least that much if not more for nanny services but somehow that was too expensive for them...
I just find it funny that I get the "too expensive" statement from parents when my price is listed on our website, on CL, AND I tell them what the price is ahead of time. Why do parents think that professionals should watch their children for peanuts? If you will pay a high school babysitter $10-$15 per hour to watch your precious children, why is $5 per hour too much for part time varying schedules? It just annoys me because I really would like to know how much they think they should be paying...
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