Advice needed about pricing, simple or complex

[AmandaKDT]

I charge different rates based on age, but the reason for doing so is because I'm licensed and accept subsidy so I am required by the Manitoba government to charge the rate they set. I also get grant money per spot, on top of the parent fees (which are much less than other private home daycares here). This appears to be the only reason I've seen for anyone with home daycare to charge different rates based on age, otherwise they charge the same rate for all ages (other than school age). I won't bother listing my rates, as you are in Ontario and they would be much different than what you would charge.

Being licensed means I can take on more daycare kids, though there are rules on how many of each age I can accept. So I guess it balances out somewhat that I don't get the same amount of money for all the 8 spots I'm allowed to fill.

This would likely be similar reasons for the rates on the daycare center website you were looking at.

But if I were a private daycare I would charge the same rate for infant/preschool age and for school age.