First of all((hugs)) to you, I KNOW how trying it can be to be brushed aside for cheaper care.
I am in Quebec and here, if you have an unlicensed daycare the average price per day is $ 25 !!!!
If you are licensed it's $ 33 per day but here parents are subsidized if they get a spot in a licensed daycare so they only pay $7 !!!
When I first opened I was private and charged $25 per day, it seriously took me months to finally fill spots. I had people say $25 was too much and go with providers who charged $20 per day.
At first I felt defeated but after a while I realized I was WAY better than those daycares and if the parents were too ignorant to realize that then too bad. I didn't need those kinds of parents here anyways.
You should be proud that you provide quality care and don't worry, there ARE people out there willing to pay for it