I can understand your frustration, and obviously rates are higher than that in your area, but I charge $25 a day for kids over 2, and $30 for kids under 2. It's not alot, but that's the going rate in my area, where there is an abundance of people offering care and the average income is quite low. If I raised my prices I'd lose my kids. Just saying, that's not that low in certain areas, and not everyone offering that is trying to cut corners.