What do you think?

So to help make ends meet, I'm gonna start doing after school care in my home. Will offer to the local intermediate first, then the primary school. I'm figuring out what to put in their newsletter.... this is what I've got at the moment:

AFTER SCHOOL CARE
-     in a comfortable family home
-     2 mins walk from school
-     experienced year 7/8 teacher available to help with homework
-     healthy afternoon tea provided
-     supervised computer/internet access for homework
-     large backyard, board games, wii sport, crafts, limited screen time, baking etc
-     places strictly limited (4 students maximum)
-     from $10 an hour
Phone Liz – 7654321 / 0271234567


What do you think?

Would you change the order of any of the points?

Do you think $10 an hour is appropriate? (or should I charge more/less.... the big group afterschool care places charge about $5-$6 an hour, but to be honest they're not that great)

Anything I should add or remove?

Anything I should re-word? Or would you write the ad differently?

If you had to send your kid/s to afterschool care, would you send them to something like this?

TIA



edited to add/change some stuff

Edited by arohanui

I would! It's a great idea Liz! I'd use it.

Some parents might not like the Wii advertised , personally I wouldn't have a problem.

I think its a great idea.

About the pricing you could charge more for assisted learning & less for just after school care...or maybe a set rate for several hours. I would think it would be from 3-6pm so that is 3 hrs care & snacks & supervision of homework & more if you are helping in certain areas.

After hrs care at our school but that primary is approx $18 & that is several kids so they make there money in numbers.

See if you can advertise in the school news letter if pos or hand out flyers at the gate...I think you will have a lot of takers. As a parent I would be really happy for my child to go to someone that will help with homework.

Maybe have different plans available then you are not in a fixed $ contract & plans that suit different family would be attractive.

You could also have a child 3 days & another 2 days so you don't have empty spaces.

Go for it & good luck

I think $10 is far to dare TBH. I think perhaps $7 an hr, but it still adds up alot if someone has 2 kids they could be looking at 40 a day if not more.

I look after 2 school kids after school & before & get $5 an hr. But i dont have all the things you are offering.

Good Luck! Its a great way to earn extra cash.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Peanut, I'd be available 3-6pm I think and would expect the kids to walk from school (they'd be 11/12 years old and it's literally out the back gate and down out street... both quiet with not much traffic and no crossing the road).

That's interesting Bizzy, I thought parents would want to know what their kids would get up to during the afternoon IYKWIM. The internet thing was cos I know that intermediate aged kids often need to use it for homework. Perhaps it's more applicable for older kids?

Ah yes Freckle, great idea about supervised.

I've emailed OSCAR to see if parents can get the subsidy through me..

That is a really good point Bizzy....from your own safety point of view, best not to advertise that sort of thing!

Sounds like a great idea and if I was a working mum with school age kids I would def prefer my kids going to smaller after school care than the big groups.

$10 sounds like heaps to me... you can aim high and be open to negotiation. I think you would have to give recipt of payments for parents to claim back on their taxes. if it was a cash arrangement i would think about $5-$6 an hour....

If i needed someone everyday thats $150 a week.. not many people have $600 in their monthly budget these days..

Let us know how you get on... its a great idea GOOD LUCK

Yeah I wouldnt mention the Wii, but I would put the bit about supervised computer/internet use for homework.

Sounds great but I do think $10 an hour is a bit steep given that they are older kids and require less supervision IYKWIM. Homebased carers only charge around $5-7/hr here.

I would also leave out the TV, Wii stuff.