Fees Information.

Did you know that you might qualify for Tax Credits? You could be entitled to help with the cost of your childcare.

Hourly Rate:
My hourly rate is £4.50 for pre-school children and £5.00 per hour for before and after school (paid monthly in advance). All fees are charged to the next nearest half hour, e.g. if you require care for 5 hours and 10 minutes, your fees would be charged at 5 hours and 30 minutes.

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I will provide all snacks and drinks. You are required to provide all meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner), baby milk, baby food, nappies, wipes, creams, sunscreen.

Your fees will be calculated on a monthly basis as agreed in your contract. Any fees due over and above your contracted hours will be calculated and invoiced to you.

Retainer Fee:
A Retainer Fee will be charged to secure your child's place in my childminding service, should your child not start immediately. The Retainer Fee is half of my hourly rate and is non-refundable.

Minimum Charge:
Minimum session charge is £20.00.

Hours of business:
Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 6.00pm  & Saturday 8.00am-2.00pm
Should you need care out-with these hours, please ask and I might be able to accommodate this.

Absence/Illness:
Illness (me/my child): NO FEES apply
Illness (parent/children):FULL FEES apply
Holidays/Occasional days off (Me): NO FEES apply
Holidays/Occasional days off (children): FULL FEES apply

Holidays:
I take approximately 5 weeks of holidays per year unpaid. Any occasional days off, later drop-off, earlier collection, or any holidays you wish to take outside of these 5 weeks will be charged at full fees.

Typically, I will take my holidays something like: 1 week early in the year, 1 week in May, 2 weeks in the summer holidays,1 week later in the year.
I close for Christmas day, Boxing day and New Year’s day.

How to Pay:
Fees are to be paid:

·         in cash, childcare vouchers or standing order/bank transfer

·         in advance, on a monthly basis

·         on the day/date agreed in your contract.

All contracted hours must be paid in full regardless of attendance.

​Late Payments of Fees:
I work as a childminder because it is a career that I enjoy, however, this is my income and like you, I have bills and expenses to pay and a family to support. Therefore, please ensure prompt payment of fees. If I have not received payment on the agreed due date, I will issue a gentle reminder. If I still have not received payment thereafter, I will implement a late fees charge of £5 per day per child until the fees are paid in full.

Late/non-payment is classed as a breach of our legally binding contract on your part, and I reserve the right to end our contract with immediate termination if fees are repeatedly late or not paid at all.
 

Subsidised Fees:
In the situation where childminding fees are to be paid or partially paid by a third party, e.g. relative, employer or college/university, the third party will be issued with a copy of the contract. Invoices will be issued to you and it is your responsibility to ensure fees are paid promptly as agreed in your contract. Where fees are paid or partially paid by a college/university, it is your responsibility to pay during holidays (Easter, Summer, October and Christmas) plus any in-service days. If your fees subsidy is stopped for any reason, it is your responsibility to pay all fees.

Ultimately, it is the parent's responsibility to ensure fees are paid.