Sound Fair?

[bice99]

If you do that you are going to be playing catch up with them all the time. Anytime she can get free she is going to take that plus switch your schedule around so she can still get her three in. Anytime they are sick she is going to switch around your days so she can get her three in.

Do three days minimum: minimum $90 with SCHEDULED days per week. That means she must give you the schedule on Friday for the upcoming week.

If she uses more then it's a 30 dollar fee per day. If she uses other days than the scheduled... it's an additional 30 dollar fee. If they are absent for any reason on the scheduled days then they do NOT get a make up day.

When you have a holiday during the week it is ONE of her three days. She can only come two days that week OR pay you the holiday pay PLUS the 90. With three days a week she will be able to work the schedule so she doesn't ever pay holiday pay.

Remember when you are giving her access to three days of a five day cycle that changes weekly that essentially you are giving her access to a full slot but only having to pay for three of the five days. Make sure the fee for this service is built into your three day rate. The daily rate should NOT be one fifth of the weekly rate.

This is exactly how I do it for my nurse family. BTW - she works 3 12 hour shifts. That's standard. But some weeks I only have her guy once. She still pays my minimum, which is 3 days +$15 for the hassle of dealing with PT, so $120/wk for a toddler/preschooler. If she wanted an extra day, an extra $40 was due. And yes, set days b/c otherwise if she pays for 4 days, she will bring 4 days!