Ahhhhhhh...
I have a space open that I am trying to fill and the responses I get are all about the money.

I get an email from a parent looking for daycare and he tells me that he is only looking to spend between $55/$60 a day. Why answer my ad which has a rate posted of $35 a day / child? He doesn't ask at all what I offer - only what he is hoping to spend and whether I have space.

Then I get a call from another parent looking for care and she wants to know how many children I have etc. She saw my ad on daycare bear and wants to set up a meeting. She asks what I charge then says she has interviews set up with two other daycares who charge less per day than I do so she will go interview with those first and then call me back if neither of them works out.

Sorry but you cannot go solely on price alone where childcare is concerned.

Okay - venting ! Ahhhh!!!! I just don't get how $35 is a lot when I paid that for daycare 8 years ago for my own children and I have no idea why price is the first thing in parents' mind compared to quality of food, safety, quality of care/program and what is offered.

You wouldn't just buy a car for $500 because it was the cheapest thing available.