Yes, I understand why you would wait to raise rates for new families. However, in my situation, ALL of my families had told me that they were looking for long term care, not just a year or two. They are all more or less the same age so it will be a few years, before they outgrow the need for daycare. SO, just in the 2 years I've been doing daycare, the cost of living has increased, circumstances have changed (4 of my kids now require breakfast which when they started they did not) and they ALL eat way more as they are getting older. So, I feel I need to adjust my rates to reflect their changing needs, mostly the fact that they are eventually going to eat me out of house and home!! LOL! They are getting older, I need differnt activities for them... etc, etc..... if they all stick with me til they are 12... thats 5-6 more years w/o an increase?