I will be offering child care in one of the best areas in the city. And from all the ads and websites of child care in my city, there is only one other dayhome in my neighborhood and she only offers Before and After School care.

I think I'll make my rates a tad higher and see what happens. I'm thinking of charging $35/day full time, $40/day part time, $20/day Before and After school care. I'm confident that I offer much higher quality care than the vast majority of dayhomes in the area.

I suppose it'd be easier to drop my rates if no one is interested because of my rates, than it would be to raise them later on.