Exactly what Playfelt said. I am confident and proud of my daycare and have no problem getting clients without an agency stepping into the middle. I do not want an agency taking a portion of my hard earned money and telling me how much I am worth (ie. how much I can charge) or what my policies should be. I also would not be able to run my daycare with agency rations of 2 under the age of two and three under 3 with my own kids counting in the five kids allowed. Kids start school full-time at 4, so all we have are 3 and under kids. To be able to offer a quality program, I need to be able to make it financially feasable. We work extremely hard, long hours, little societal respect and we should be able to at least make a decent living doing this important job. A large part of anybody's job satisfaction comes from feeling we are fairly paid for what we do. Why should daycare providers be any different?