Ok, I need some feedback please. I have a single mom who needed some extended hours. One to two days a week she needs care til 7pm instead of til 6pm when I close. I was willing to do it, and mom is ok with hubby being here for that last hour if I had an appointment. The child is two and I have had her since she was 8 months old. I usually end up giving her a bath and then feeding her dinner. She is so sad that everyone is gone and she is just waiting for mom so I started giving her a bath and it helped mom and kept the child busy and happy for that last bit of time. She is also occasionally late stopping at the bank or traffic...up to about 30 minutes. We agreed on $30 extra per week for this extra time.
However, now mom is bringing her on her day off. So one week I had her for 65 hours, not including her late time!! I had a talk with mom and she was willing to pay more if she went over 45 hours, not including her late days because she was already paying extra for that. Normally I charge an extra $25 per week if you are over 45 hours. Last week she had someone come pick her child up early on one day so she didn't go over. This week the child was here on her day off for eight hours, and today will be a 12 hour day. So my question is how much extra should I charge for going over the 45 hour week rule when I already have her paying $30 extra per week for leaving the child late a few days each week. Stay with the $25 rate? Seems like a lot, and I don't want to loose the child but at the same time I want to discourage leaving her here for so many hours.
However, now mom is bringing her on her day off. So one week I had her for 65 hours, not including her late time!! I had a talk with mom and she was willing to pay more if she went over 45 hours, not including her late days because she was already paying extra for that. Normally I charge an extra $25 per week if you are over 45 hours. Last week she had someone come pick her child up early on one day so she didn't go over. This week the child was here on her day off for eight hours, and today will be a 12 hour day. So my question is how much extra should I charge for going over the 45 hour week rule when I already have her paying $30 extra per week for leaving the child late a few days each week. Stay with the $25 rate? Seems like a lot, and I don't want to loose the child but at the same time I want to discourage leaving her here for so many hours.
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