Daycare rates

[5 Little Monkeys]

That makes sense and as long as they stay with you until their child goes to school than like you said they will eventually be the ones enjoying the lower rate.

Here, a child typically starts at around a year and goes to preschool a few days a week at age 4 if the parent wants and starts kindergarten at age 5 so as long as a family stays with the same dcp, we will have children in our care for 3-4 years so not a huge turnover.

[cfred]

When I moved from my rural location to a heavily populated area I looked at what everyone else charged. While I came in a bit lower to fill up, I've since raised my rates $5/day higher than all the others. One provider said everyone had been at $40 for years. I just threw the number out there to see what happened. So far, no problem. I still got lots of responses, interviews and signed someone for my remaining spot with little effort....and that number goes up by $1 every September. It might not hurt to see what the market can bear in your area. I've seen a few providers following suit, which is nice to see