PORSE or barnados?
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Topic: PORSE or barnados?
Posted By: fairy1
Subject: PORSE or barnados?
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 10:46am
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I'm looking into both companies to provide childcare for my son. Why did you choose the particular company that you are using? Is there anything I should be aware of before choosing a particular company? TIA. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 10:59am
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I went with Porse, not for any reason in particular, I think the important thing is to find a carer you are comfy with ------------- http://lilypie.com] 
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 1:54pm
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Definitely go with the carer rather than the organisation. There's no "join up fee" for either one so register with both and see what carers they come up with. They both have to adhere to the Ministry of Education regulations as child educators (rather than just babysitters).
But after saying that I went with Bernados because they really impressed me when I went to chat to them, they were tons cheaper and found me 3 people to interview straight away (Porse put me on a waiting list). Also I like the fact that because Bernados is a non-profit organisation what you pay is what the carer gets. Whereas the carer only gets roughly half of what you pay Porse. ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 2:05pm
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We went with barnados but that was cos they had lots of different carers in our area whereas porse only had one that was 8k away in the next town north, the opposite way to which i go to work so I didn't even meet that lady.
Also when I phoned barnados she made a time to come and see me and talk through them and how it all works etc etc before giving me the names of the carers to ring to arrange to meet whereas porse just gave me the number of the nearest carer and no other support/advice etc. Might just be a bad area manager here though, rather than a problem with the whole organisation. I'm happy with barnados, happy with the set up, very happy with the boys carer and i'm happy with what we pay as well. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 7:15pm
| We went with Barnados as it was the only option where I live but I couldn't fault the service. Lots of follow up and always trying to accommodate when my hours changed. |
Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 9:52pm
That's not actually correct, the parent and educator agree on an hourly rate and that all goes to the educator. The parent only pays porse any money if they use their payroll system, and it's only a small amount. Anyway I agree with what the others said, meet carers from different agencies and find one you really love. There are things like playgroups and outings that differ, but I'm sure both organisations would offer those  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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thesaff wrote:Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:42am
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coming from the otherside, I have been looking into being a carer and have ruled out PORSE... i like that barnardos handle all the money side of things and that they dont hand out carer detaikls to every enquiry. They provide equipment (highchairs, cots, water troughs, arts and crafts supplies etc) i just feel there is more support for families and carers from barnardos... -------------   
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:36am
That's not actually correct, the parent and educator agree on an hourly rate and that all goes to the educator. The parent only pays porse any money if they use their payroll system, and it's only a small amount. [/QUOTE] Oh, sorry. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to bag Porse. It's interesting you say that though - and you sound like you have better information than me. But when Porse took all my details they said that it'd cost me $8.50-$13/hour depending on the carers experience/training (didn't give me any notion that I would have any say in the matter) yet when a friend had recently interviewed with them to be a carer (and she is a kids teacher by trade) she was told she would only get about half that amount. ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: wellygirl
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 1:19pm
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We are with Porse, and have had a fantastic nanny for the past 8 months. We didn't really click with anyone else they suggested for us, but struck gold with the one we chose - we feel lucky to have her. I don't know about Barnados, but I like that Porse provides a daily diary for our nanny to write in with all the details of food eaten, activities, special moments etc.
As above, we have an agreed hourly rate with our nanny and also pay Porse a small monthly fee to handle the admin. |
Posted By: Lou160
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:51pm
| We were with Banardos, who i really couldnt fault, untill late last year when our carer started being a right twat and the local office wouldnt do a thing about her, or offer alternatives |
Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 8:43am
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thesaff - I used to be a programme tutor for porse
Weird about what they told you though - are you in the same area as your friend? Educators seem to charge different amounts in different areas - just like a centre in Auckland would cost more than one here in Hastings. If you were asking them about using a home educator though (rather than a nanny in your own home) $13 an hour seems pretty high to me!  Equally if your friend was told she might be paid $4 an hour (at the lowest) that seems extremely low! A couple of years ago when I was working for them home educators in Hastings were charging mainly between $5 - $7 per hour. I expect it would be higher now. And higher in Auckland too - just noticed you are in Auckland. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 1:33pm
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I use barnardos and have done for the last 5 years. I even changed cargivers when one of ours jumped ship to work for another company (and as a side note i am so glad I did, she now has far too many children and I think she regrets it too).
I love barnardos because of what the organisation does on the whole. I love LOVE that its not for profit, not a "money making organisation (I work for a not for profit/community based pre school) that is dedicated to children - not just those in their day to day care. I can't speak highly enough of our cargivers and the organisation, however like someone said above, it has to be who and what you like. Pose put me off as they were HOUNDING my mum into becoming a caregiver and were ringing me and my friends trying to pressure us into pressuring her into joining them with gifts and free stuff etc. Would not take no for an answer! They were awful. Mind you that is just one person in a big organisation, but I have found them very pushy - also with parents centre etc always offering "giveaways" etc wanting to come and basically get free advertising by talking at coffee groups which didn't sit well with me. Like i said though, that was possibly one person in our town branch, not representative of porse as a whole, but that put me off big time. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |