Fair rate for kindergarten child

[Inspired by Reggio]

I charge based on the space being required to be available to them ~ I personally would not take on a child with a wonky schedule where they only pay for the days 'used' since I cannot offset the part time income with another child because they need it again the next week or what not ~ it results in a loss of income for me ~ I prefer to have 5 children daily on a permanent consistent basis or if I have part time children they are 'consistent' in one child comes 3 days a week and another comes the other 2 days each week.

So if she needed a Tues Wed and Fri space to be available to her in my program throughout the years she would be paying for 3 days a week even if some weeks they did not 'need' to come all three days ~ they pay for it and are free to keep her home for a family day or send her and do some errands or what not as long as they let me know if she is not coming so I do not prep meals / program things for her that are than wasted.

If you would prefer they keep her 'home' if they do not need care you can meet in the middle and charge them a 50% rate on the days she is not there or something but if you are keeping the spot open to her ~ you should not be forgoing income for it unless it is a benefit to you or your program in some other way ~ later if you find yourself turning away full time clients because you have this person needing a wonky part time spot that they are not using 'fully' so you are loosing income you will resent this situation