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  • nannyde
    All powerful, all knowing daycare whisperer
    • Mar 2010
    • 7320

    #31
    Originally posted by Meeko60
    I don't do "part-time" at all....even though I have some kids who are here part-times hours.

    I charge a flat fee for the week. We are open from 6AM to 6PM and parents can use as many hours as they like, but the rate remains the same regardless of attendance or hours. This has saved me countless hours of frustrating number crunching/different amounts for each client etc. Every client pays in advance before a second of day care is provided. Book keeping is easy when everyone pays the same.

    When interested clients call I tell them the policy. It works well for those who have weird schedules or want to hit the salon after work etc. I don't care what the parent is doing during the day as long as they pick up by 6PM. My day care moms love the fact they can go Christmas shopping or whatever after work, without worrying about about going over hours or owing me more money.

    Doesn't work for everyone...but does for me!
    For me,
    I couldn't do those long of hours per kid. I haven't ever had a kid that could tolerate that unless they had two full days off during the week. These guys NEED to be with their parents with many hours AWAKE every day. There's no cheating a clock... twelve hours is twelve hours. That's the math I care about. Doing rates based on hours is way easier than dealing with a kid who doesn't have much face time with their parents.... imho

    I have a friend who has centers and she did the open hour thing for a while. She had so many clients using all or nearly all of the twelve hours that she ended up having to do an adjusted rate for early pick up and a higher rate for the "possibility" of doing a twelve hour day.

    Once she attached money to it it dropped dramatically. Kids who were in care twelve hours a day for months went to nine hours a day the day the rate changed. It's amazing how much attaching money to total hours really gets the total hours down to what they really need. That's great for the kids and the parents.

    Can you tell me how you feel about kids being in care twelve hours? Do you have a population base that rarely uses it even tho it's available at no additional cost?
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    • Unregistered

      #32
      I defne ft as 4-5 days a week of care. 1-3 days is pt. For example if a child comes 4 hours a day monday-Friday that to me is ft.
      Debbie

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      • Meeko
        Advanced Daycare.com Member
        • Mar 2011
        • 4351

        #33
        Originally posted by nannyde
        For me,
        I couldn't do those long of hours per kid. I haven't ever had a kid that could tolerate that unless they had two full days off during the week. These guys NEED to be with their parents with many hours AWAKE every day. There's no cheating a clock... twelve hours is twelve hours. That's the math I care about. Doing rates based on hours is way easier than dealing with a kid who doesn't have much face time with their parents.... imho

        I have a friend who has centers and she did the open hour thing for a while. She had so many clients using all or nearly all of the twelve hours that she ended up having to do an adjusted rate for early pick up and a higher rate for the "possibility" of doing a twelve hour day.

        Once she attached money to it it dropped dramatically. Kids who were in care twelve hours a day for months went to nine hours a day the day the rate changed. It's amazing how much attaching money to total hours really gets the total hours down to what they really need. That's great for the kids and the parents.

        Can you tell me how you feel about kids being in care twelve hours? Do you have a population base that rarely uses it even tho it's available at no additional cost?
        The parents don't usually use 12 hours. Most are 6-9 on average. What they like is being able to drop off at 6AM and pick up by 2PM or drop off at 10AM and pick up at 6PM. They like the flexibility.

        I have sometimes had a little one for 12 hours...but it has been circumstances that have been a little different. One mom was at her dad's funeral and they didn't want to drag their toddler around all day. I have had mom's that are sick and have taken advantage of 12 hours of rest.

        On the whole, it hasn't been abused. I don't like the idea of a child being with me for 12 hours for the most part as they usually need their parents. However,,,,very sadly....over the past 27 years of child care I have had several children who I KNOW are better off with me....and I hated to hand them back to the "parents" (and I use that term lightly.) I'm sure some of you have felt the same!

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        • Cat Herder
          Advanced Daycare.com Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 13744

          #34
          Q. Where is the line between full and part time?

          A. The line is pretty bold here. Enrolled vs. Not Enrolled

          I have a set rate, am open 10 hours/5 days a week, and my parents routinely use all but minutes each day.

          I use MMK...it was eye opening to see those reports.

          My DCK' average 9.48 hours per day.

          That is the norm for my area....

          I used to offer variable rates/hours...but all went to this within a couple weeks of enrollment, regardless.
          - Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.

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          • Meyou
            Advanced Daycare.com Member
            • Feb 2011
            • 2734

            #35
            Originally posted by Catherder
            Q. Where is the line between full and part time?

            A. The line is pretty bold here. Enrolled vs. Not Enrolled

            I have a set rate, am open 10 hours/5 days a week, and my parents routinely use all but minutes each day.

            I use MMK...it was eye opening to see those reports.

            My DCK' average 9.48 hours per day.

            That is the norm for my area....

            I used to offer variable rates/hours...but all went to this within a couple weeks of enrollment, regardless.
            Most of mine are here for 10 hours days too. Between 9 and 10 hours and rarely less than 9. It's the standard in the city I live in. I live in a smaller city across a bridge from a larger city. So most of my parents work in the larger city which means at least a 30-45 minute commute each way. I used to be one of those doing that commute before I started working at home. I have little parent abuse with leaving the children here when they aren't working but the little ones still have long days.

            I plan my days around that fact actually. I know mom and dad won't have time with them to play outside during the week for example so we make sure to go out twice a day for at least an hour each time. I do afternoon snack quite late so they won't be whiny hungry bugs waiting for dinner at home too.

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