Advice needed about pricing, simple or complex

[Mike]

I have not heard of home daycares charging different rates for different ages. If they are full-time it is one rate if they are before and after school it is another.

Interesting. When I was first thinking about the idea, I searched for daycare websites, especially local ones, and most of them do have age group rates.

Here are some examples from local daycares:

Infant $38.50
Toddler $32.50
Preschool $29.50
Kindergarten $28.00
School-Aged $25.50

Infant (6 weeks to 18 months) $49
Toddler (18 to 30 months) $35
Preschool $34
School Age (full day) $32
School Age (before and after) $17

Full time (6 hrs or more)
Infant (Birth-18 months) $50.00
Toddler (15 months - 2.5 years) $44.00
Preschool (2 years-School Age) $38.00
Part Time (less than 6 hrs)
Infant (Birth-18 months) Not Available
Toddler (15 months - 2.5 years) $27.30
Preschool (2 years-School Age) $24.30

Ontario's average child care costs goes down as age goes up.

Most of the rates I could find on websites were for daycare centers though. Not all private daycares have websites and some don't have rates on the site. Maybe it's different for private home daycare.

I don't think there is actually that much difference in the care needs of a 12 month old and a 2 year old for example. The 12 month old has more physical needs like diaper changing, being fed, being held, etc. But the 2 year old has more behavioural, educational needs. A 3 year old will need more educational activities, school-readiness prep etc. I don't find one age more work than the other.

You've got a point there.

And by the time they get a bit easier, they head off to school...LOL.

Yup


Do any of you home daycare providers have different rates for different age groups?