Charge normal rate?

[latte30]

Thanks everyone for your super quick and helpful responses! I'm thinking I will charge regular rates, and leave it up to them whether they choose to bring their daughter in during their holidays.

[sunnydays]

Did you discuss any of this before they started with you? Normally teachers ask at the interview...and then I am always clear so that it cannot lead to issues later on. If they are assuming they will not have to pay, you may have to be prepared for them leaving. There are always daycare around who will accommodate teachers by not making them pay during the school breaks.

Thanks everyone for your super quick and helpful responses! I'm thinking I will charge regular rates, and leave it up to them whether they choose to bring their daughter in during their holidays.

[bright sparks]

Thanks everyone for your super quick and helpful responses! I'm thinking I will charge regular rates, and leave it up to them whether they choose to bring their daughter in during their holidays.

I want to caution you on this. I have had a number of teachers kids in the past few years, and just lost the last teachers kids I will ever take. IME, most teachers will not come with you if you charge full rate. They don't need the care and believe it or not, majority will just find someone else, even if it's not as high a quality of care as you provide. If they do start, there's a chance they would pull their child out for the summer and look for new care to start in September. This leaves you at short notice down on money. I charged a 50% retainer and told them they could bring their child 2 days a week. This is of no benefit to me, only them. In hindsight, I will no longer be taking teachers kids any more. It is a financial loss to have a teachers kid or an increased risk that they will leave because they are paying for about 12 weeks of care each year that they don't need.