I would like to start a home daycare and need some advice please. I was thinking of charging $25 per day for kids aged 3 and up and $30 per day for babies under 3 yrs. I was thinking of keeping the rate low to help parents and so that i will get a good response. Because the rate is low, i would require parents to provide lunches, i will provide snacks and breakfast if needed.

My question is do i need to charge a different price to reflect the going rates in my area? How do i figure out what the going rates are?