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2008 Childminder Fees Survey

Area

No. of  replies received

Lowest Rate
£/hour

Highest Rate
£/hour

Average
£/hour

Selsdon/
Forestdale

14

3.50

4.00

3.75

Sanderstead

 

9

4.00

5.00

4.50

South Croydon

 

9

3.00

4.50

3.75

New Addington

 

7

3.50

4.50

4.00

Addiscombe

 

18

3.50

5.00

4.50

Broad Green/
West Croydon

31

3.50

5.00

4.25

Central Croydon

 

12

3.00

5.00

4.00

Coulsdon

 

22

4.00

6.50

5.25

Purley

 

18

3.50

7.00

5.50

Shirley

 

14

3.50

6.00

4.75

Thornton Heath

 

29

3.50

7.00

4.25


S. Norwood

40

3.00

5.00

4.00

 

Upper Norwood

10

4.50

5.00

4.75

Norbury

20

3.00

4.30

3.75

Survey based on 204 responses received

RETAINER FEES

How many filled in that they charged a retainer fee 65  

How many filled in that they did NOT charge a retainer fee 115

(although a lot said it would vary with each placement and be negotiated with parents)  

How many left blank   16

Average Retainer Fee Charged ½ normal fee  

 

BANK HOLIDAY FEES/AVAILABILITY

How many worked bank holidays 18

How many said they would not work bank holidays  175

How many left blank  10

Average Charge for working on bank holidays

Normal rate (8)

Double time (6)

1 ½ x normal rate (4)

 

NORMAL NEGOTIATED PAID HOLIDAY YEARLY

How many negotiated some paid holiday 88

How many do not negotiate paid holiday  99

How many left blank   17

Average weeks paid holiday
2 ½ pay
(23)
2 weeks full pay
(18)

3 ½weeks fee (13)

3 weeks full pay (3)

4 weeks full pay (6)    

4 weeks ½ pay (20)

½ fee all school holidays (0)

5 weeks ½ fee (8)

How many left blank  (113)

 

ADDITIONAL FINDINGS FROM THIS SURVEY

2008 Childminder Fees Survey


CCMA recently undertook a survey of all 569 childminders in the London Borough of Croydon to clarify the current fees for childcare in the borough.

We are delighted to share the results on this page.
We received a total of 204 responses.

We hope the results will  assist both prospective, newly registered childminders and parents to gauge the fees charged within the London Borough of Croydon.  Please  let us know if you found this survey helpful just click on the link below.

 

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