I have said this before but I'll say it again. I don't know how anyone does this job for $25-30 a day. I am doing this because I want to be home with my kids but I don't think it would have interested me (or been financially manageable) at that fee. I charge $60 per day and I keep my number at 4 kids plus my daughter (my other daughter is now in JK). I'm not embarrassed at what I charge. I live downtown Toronto (have a $450, 000 mortgage, which was entry level price for a semi detached house 6 yrs a go), I have excellent credentials and I am market rate for the neighbourhood. I couldn't afford to pay that fee either when both my girls required care.