Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone View Post
Apart from failing to halve your class size to account for non attendances by kids whose parents do not want them to go, that may be right. However, what is the value of this costing - to quote your past observations. None. teachers are already being paid, whether handsomely or not depends on your perspective . The teachers in their role as childminders don't have to pay for the facilities, they are there for free as would a lot of resources such as books, films, computers, TV and AV, toys etc. So you cannot compare a childminders fee structure to that of someone with a (virtually) zero cost base.

So lets take your 236k, halve it for only half class size, thats 118k. Halve it again as all facilities and resources are more or less already in place (Ive done flat rate tax returns for childminders, so know the allowances for these costs) and we get to 59k. Now lets consider that the average commercial childminder takes kids out on trips several times so they have fuel and vehicle operating costs, admission tickets and so on to pay out of their prices.

Well I reckon thats got me down below 50k a year being a reasonable pay

Oh yes and the childminder has to pay to feed the little cherubs too, so te schools must also provide that for free
I was attempting to illustrate, in a relatively light hearted way, that the school/teaching facility that society depends on is relatively cheap when set next to the cost of childminding, and none of the childminders I’ve come across in recent years have provided food. The children have taken their own lunches.

Anyway, have it your own way...but never forget again, according to the fuss you’ve made for the last two or three days, how much the economy appears to rely on the teaching profession.