[Soprano-Cat]

Just doing some "research" for my own financial reasons.

Next year I'm losing a day of school teaching, and would like to make up the difference in $, ideally without going into relief teaching (which I hate).

I also have the option of taking private piano students, but that's option B atm.

Option A is-

* Talk to the daycare directly across the road from my house
* see if they're interested in having me do 1/2 hour music lessons to assist them in meeting the Early Childhood curriculum (I'm in QLD).

I'm thinking maybe the 3-4 and 4-5 year old age brackets, as I'm pretty sure they're also a preschool. They're an 86 placement centre according to the advertising I've found, so assuming maybe 1/2 of those are in that age bracket? Say 40 for the argument.

I'm looking at charging $2 a child. So, if every one of those "40" children attended, I could make $80 a week, which is most of the take-home $ I'm lacking.

There's also several daycares around, so even if this particularly convenient one isn't interested, there are options.

Would you be happy to pay $2 a week for a qualified music teacher to come to your daycare and teach music?

[Unatheowl]

Yes in principle. I'd like to know more about the class structure etc of course but my initial reaction would be positive.

Personally I think you should charge more. You're probably worth it and you may not get all the children. It gives a good impression of your quality if you charge a little more.

[Filulah]

Definitely! I would love that.

[Soprano-Cat]

I don't want to charge too much in order to get the most kids attending.

Would $5 (so $50 a school term/child) be too cheeky?

[CheekyBuggers]

My daycare did a mandatory $2 music lesson. It wasn't too bad. Kids seemed to enjoy it.

[epl0822]

I would pay $5 so my child isn't left out but would be annoyed about it, since I would already be paying a lot of money for my child to attend the daycare.

[Sinister Bonnet]

I would expect that kind of teaching to come out of my fees.

[the wudges]

I used to pay $6 per child every fortnight for a music and movement lesson at daycare. Both my kids loved it and I thought it very reasonably priced for the experience they got. There was an opt-out option if you didn't want your child to participate.

[CallMeProtart]

My daycare ran dance classes and I think they were $15 each. I thought it was steep but then again it saved me the hassle of having to take them to dance!
I'd be happy to pay $10. At $5 I'd be in like Flynn.

[Jjbeanz]

Yep I'd definitely pay $2 a week for it but $5 maybe