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[dEHmom]

Yeah I'm not sure if she included commute time. But I live very close to the college, so I would say maybe 10 minutes extra each way if she hasn't already included travel time. So maybe an extra hour per week?

I was thinking, to tell her that she has to drop off by noon then i'll do lunch and quiet time/nap and she would have to pick up at 3. I'm not really sure ya know.

Right now the only kid here is my son, who naps at 1-3 in his room, so its not a disturbance NOW. But once I get other kids, my nap room will be in the main entry way so it would disturb them if she wanted to pick up at 2....

Set it straight now.
It's your business regardless of if there is 1 kid or 12 kids. You set your rules, and regs, end of story. Tell her these are the times, this is the fee, that's it.
Contract it now, because maybe the day after she starts there's a new kid starting, and you'll ahve to tell her on day 1 that she has to drop off earlier because someone needs to nap?

I edited out the part about parent knowing if you have other children other than your own.

[QualiTcare]

i dunno - i think asking and being told how many other kids a provider has and their ages is pretty standard. i wouldn't take my kid to a daycare if i had no idea how many other kids were there and how old they were at the least. i mean, you'd rather your infant be the only one vs. one of many. of course they don't have to choose a provider if they don't like the number of infants or whatever the case may be, but i think they have a right to know so that they CAN choose.

KEG, i'd just make SURE about the times including commute before you give her a price. even though my school was 30 mins. away, i usually dropped off an hour before i had to be there bc i had to travel the interstate so incase there was a wreck i wouldn't be late. plus, when i got there i had to park reeeally far away so it took like ten minutes for me to get from my car to the classroom. if i had said, "well, it takes 30 mins. to drive there so it's an extra hour per day/five hours per week" and then i came and picked up an hour early/late (which i did) that would actually be FIVE extra hours per week that wouldn't have been factored into the pay, kwim?

[KEG123]

As long as she's here to pick up before 1, That's fine. But since her one class ends at 12:50, she'd be cutting it close. I just need to get her phone number to talk to her, but I didn't get it at first because I wanted to think this all over.

I think I'll tell her that the kids have to be gone by 1 (nap time) or can't be picked up until 3.... so the two days she gets out of school at 2:15, she could stay at the school for another 30-45 minutes to study/use computers, do homework, etc. The one day she gets off at 12:50, she would have to be QUICK to get over here to get the kids before 1. (Like I said, it is about 10 minute drive)

[KEG123]

i dunno - i think asking and being told how many other kids a provider has and their ages is pretty standard. i wouldn't take my kid to a daycare if i had no idea how many other kids were there and how old they were at the least. i mean, you'd rather your infant be the only one vs. one of many. of course they don't have to choose a provider if they don't like the number of infants or whatever the case may be, but i think they have a right to know so that they CAN choose.

KEG, i'd just make SURE about the times including commute before you give her a price. even though my school was 30 mins. away, i usually dropped off an hour before i had to be there bc i had to travel the interstate so incase there was a wreck i wouldn't be late. plus, when i got there i had to park reeeally far away so it took like ten minutes for me to get from my car to the classroom. if i had said, "well, it takes 30 mins. to drive there so it's an extra hour per day/five hours per week" and then i came and picked up an hour early/late (which i did) that would actually be FIVE extra hours per week that wouldn't have been factored into the pay, kwim?

True. Good points everyone. Your comments have helped me think things through a bit more. It's just kinda stressful putting things together, to make it all work out.