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As to what to charge, your best bet is to see what other home daycare's in your area are charging. If you go on the home page here and put in your postal code, you can see what others are charging.
but $900 for a home daycare seems about right to me. We are not big centers and most parents (but not all) will pay more for centers then a home daycare. I center doesn't close if a provider is sick and that's something parents will pay extra for.
BlueRose is right, check out the prices in your area. As far as having more than one infant in care, I started out with 5 children all under age 2 and it was great. They all grew together and I didn't have any turnover for 3 years. However, then I was out of practice with babies and interviewing when I started all over again, but I have a new group of 5 all under the age of 3 and it all came back to me quickly. Now I have another group growing up together. I love it.
I'm the same as Momof4, I prefer to have my dck be similar in age. In my area it is mostly Moms going back to work who are looking for care so their kids are 12 months.
I like the sound of having children all the same age- it makes a ton of sense! Thanks for the great advice!
Great Nina, now let us know how your interviews are going!