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I have heard about that before also. I think at our childcare, it's $15 per minute. Enough that if we get stuck in traffic, we call a relative and hope they can

by prawn 5y ago

I have heard about that before also. I think at our childcare, it's $15 per minute. Enough that if we get stuck in traffic, we call a relative and hope they can get there faster.

xxxtentachyon 5y ago
$15 per minute seems extortionate. Is the pickup window huge or something?
- prawn 5y ago
  You can drop off any time after 6:30am and pick-up any time before 6pm. Not really a window as such. I've always assumed the number is just a deterrent - I've been late by a couple of minutes in the past and never noticed a fine. Though that might've been at the discretion of staff (e.g., to penalise lazy, repeat offenders rather than isolated case of traffic due to an accident).
  - rob74 5y ago
    So it's not only extortionate, but also arbitrary? Which favors people who are able to talk themselves out of any situation? Great (not for me though)...
pjerem 5y ago
Wow. Is there at least some capping ? I've never been late to childcare but there are so many reasons I could have been that your $15 are frightening me. I'm not even sure that late fees where I am are above 1 or 2€ per 15 minutes.
- prawn 5y ago
  At a few bucks per hour, people could leave their kids until 9pm and go out for a quick dinner and movie. That'd be the cheapest babysitting in town. As said elsewhere, I don't think it's ever enforced, just as backup in case they have someone repeatedly taking advantage of them. I've often arrived in the last 3-5 minutes. If you are late, staff are forced to hang around, cleaners potentially can't complete their job, etc.
rightbyte 5y ago
15 USD per minute? Is there a cap? If you get the pickup time 1h wrong you owe them 900USD ...
- prawn 5y ago
  I don't think it's ever applied. Never actually read further to see if there was a cap; just remember thinking "OK, always get there before 6pm!" It's in AUD, BTW.

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I have heard about that before also. I think at our childcare, it's $15 per minute. Enough that if we get stuck in traffic, we call a relative and hope they can

by prawn 5y ago

I have heard about that before also. I think at our childcare, it's $15 per minute. Enough that if we get stuck in traffic, we call a relative and hope they can get there faster.

xxxtentachyon 5y ago
$15 per minute seems extortionate. Is the pickup window huge or something?
- prawn 5y ago
  You can drop off any time after 6:30am and pick-up any time before 6pm. Not really a window as such. I've always assumed the number is just a deterrent - I've been late by a couple of minutes in the past and never noticed a fine. Though that might've been at the discretion of staff (e.g., to penalise lazy, repeat offenders rather than isolated case of traffic due to an accident).
  - rob74 5y ago
    So it's not only extortionate, but also arbitrary? Which favors people who are able to talk themselves out of any situation? Great (not for me though)...
pjerem 5y ago
Wow. Is there at least some capping ? I've never been late to childcare but there are so many reasons I could have been that your $15 are frightening me. I'm not even sure that late fees where I am are above 1 or 2€ per 15 minutes.
- prawn 5y ago
  At a few bucks per hour, people could leave their kids until 9pm and go out for a quick dinner and movie. That'd be the cheapest babysitting in town. As said elsewhere, I don't think it's ever enforced, just as backup in case they have someone repeatedly taking advantage of them. I've often arrived in the last 3-5 minutes. If you are late, staff are forced to hang around, cleaners potentially can't complete their job, etc.
rightbyte 5y ago
15 USD per minute? Is there a cap? If you get the pickup time 1h wrong you owe them 900USD ...
- prawn 5y ago
  I don't think it's ever applied. Never actually read further to see if there was a cap; just remember thinking "OK, always get there before 6pm!" It's in AUD, BTW.