Define your Full time and Part time for me please?

[mickyc]

I charge a flat rate of $30 a day. The only time I give a reduced rate is if I close early. On a day that I have to close at 1 or before I only charge $15. If I have to close early but it is after nap then it is full rate.

Parents are paying for the spot.

[Sassygirl]

I do not offer drop in care - PERIOD!

3 days a week $45 per day - Part Time
4 or 5 days a week $35 per day - Full Time

I will on the rare occasion do a half day rate for my families should they have an appt ect which is $20 4 hours or less. Over 4 hours is full days rate.

[mom-in-alberta]

I charge full rate regardless of hours. I do charge for half days in the first 2 weeks of transitioning IF the parent asks. This is 4 hours or less.

In my dc, you are paying for the spot, not the hours.

This, exactly. :P

[MsBell]

Thanks for the resonses!!! I to consider fulltime to be 4 or 5 days a week, and part time to be 1 to 3. I have had a spot open for some time now, and have interviewed at least a half dozen families, but it seem that most want part time, as in just a few hours a day (parents working different shifts, and just want something cover the over lap) I was beginning to lose my mind over this. I do agree with everyone here, that parents are paying for a spot, and that at $35 for up to 10 hours...that is a fantastic deal. just this past few months, I am starting to feel discouraged by this business. With the last few interviews I have had, the minimum wage went up to $11/h and yet parents try to nickle and dime caregivers?, and this the new "bill" talk regarding home daycares....I just find myself thinking "why am I still doing this? Don't get me wrong, I love the kids and I love my job, but Im starting to think...

[Secondtimearound]

I will do an hourish free for first day But I believe it's easier in the child and my dayhome just to start , if the parent wants to start with half days I still charge full time . The spot is theirs however the hours they use !
I love part timers as I charge more and get a different group of kids !!! I have no fulltimers now and have all my part timers scheduled on Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday starting in March !!
Can not wait !!

[Lee-Bee]

Sounds like very few caregivers on here offer half days. I had numerous families call to ask if I take half days (usually 8-1 or something like that). When I responded I can take your child for that time but the fee is the full-day fee they all said they would go elsewhere. I'm curious where they all go!

I'm not losing out on money everyday to accommodate your shortened day. Why would I choose that child over a full paying child? I do love the families that just use up 8.5 hrs each day as they rush here to get their child after work to spend more time with them.

[Sassygirl]

If these people only want someone for a few hour then they need to call a "babysitter" not someone who is offering "daycare".

I am pretty certain that daycare centres would not tolerate a few hours they would make them pay full time.

Thanks for the resonses!!! I to consider fulltime to be 4 or 5 days a week, and part time to be 1 to 3. I have had a spot open for some time now, and have interviewed at least a half dozen families, but it seem that most want part time, as in just a few hours a day (parents working different shifts, and just want something cover the over lap) I was beginning to lose my mind over this. I do agree with everyone here, that parents are paying for a spot, and that at $35 for up to 10 hours...that is a fantastic deal. just this past few months, I am starting to feel discouraged by this business. With the last few interviews I have had, the minimum wage went up to $11/h and yet parents try to nickle and dime caregivers?, and this the new "bill" talk regarding home daycares....I just find myself thinking "why am I still doing this? Don't get me wrong, I love the kids and I love my job, but Im starting to think...

[playfelt]

One daily rate because of the spaces used issue but also unless the child is coming just after lunch and having a nap they have used the most expensive part of the day if they came in the morning and had snack, craft, activities, lunch.

I have also offered a part time family the chance to go to part time if they could find a person to share the space with them and it only lasted as long as the other person stayed - ie if their friend left care they had to pay the full amount again.

[Polkaroo]

I also charge per day and not per hour. I do offer drop-in rates that are more expensive than my full-time rate. I also offer half day for $25 up to 4hr or $8/hr for anything less. But again I 'm only offering this service until my 5 th full-time little one starts in August. This give me extra money in the meantime.

[Hazel]

Between about 8am and 230pm depending on the address. I have children to collect from school downtown by 330pm. I am fairly flexible. What is realy important for me is to find the right fit.