Daycare Mom Wants To Pay $50 Per Day For Me To Stay Open Late

[daycarediva]

New contract, rate is increased REGARDLESS of pick up time.

and I would charge more. I charge $5/15 minutes outside of contracted hours right now. If it didn't impact me, I would probably charge $25.

[childcaremom]

I agree with a lot of the advice given.

New contract with new time set by you. I would cap it at 90 extra minutes.

As for the rate.... well I would charge more than that. Prob at least 20-25. If she wants to do only an hour extra then I would agree to the 15.

Rate would be set regardless if she ends up picking up early. The new rate IS her rate.

Late fees would be double. She needs to be picking up on time. Make her want to be there on time.

And I would verbally let mom know that you are willing to try it out but you may need to revert back to your current times if it starts to interfere with your family obligations.

Do what works for you. And it it doesn't end up working long term, do what works for you and switch back to your 4 pm closing.

[CityGarden]

I agree with a lot of the advice given.

New contract with new time set by you. I would cap it at 90 extra minutes.

As for the rate.... well I would charge more than that. Prob at least 20-25. If she wants to do only an hour extra then I would agree to the 15.

Rate would be set regardless if she ends up picking up early. The new rate IS her rate.

Late fees would be double. She needs to be picking up on time. Make her want to be there on time.

And I would verbally let mom know that you are willing to try it out but you may need to revert back to your current times if it starts to interfere with your family obligations.

Do what works for you. And it it doesn't end up working long term, do what works for you and switch back to your 4 pm closing.

All great advice!!! lovethis

[lovemydaycare0912]

I charge a family $25 a week extra just for 15 minutes. I couldn't do it because Id want too much to compensate and no one would pay it. If you're okay with it, go for it. Let her know if it gets to be too much.

[Crazy Baby]

Thanks all for the advice! I am going to do it, at least through the summer. We'll see how it goes.

[nannyde]

Just make sure she pays whether or not she uses the extra one and a half hours. She needs to be contracted for the new hours and regardless of use... she pays. The potential for you to have to work these extra hours is the issue. You can't make plans for that time so she can't just pay the days she actually uses them... she has to pay for the ability to use them.

Do NOT allow anything beyond one and a half hours. Make it clear there is no "hour and a half OR SO". NO or so. Or so will turn into her picking up whenever she wants and running errands and stuff after work or going home to clean.

If there is a meal involved in this time I would charge extra for that too.

[LovetheSun]

It also depends on how easy is that child?

Sometime I end up staying open for 45min with just one child here but is so mellow that I can relax as well. The parents know that aftercare is "free play" so is quite mellow.

[bklsmum]

I would definitely spell out to her that the child will be participating in your regular family routine. I have had issues with families on this because it wasn't spelled out to them enough.