Is there a daycare provider's association you could join in your area, or a specific day for provider drop-ins in your area at an Early Years centre? It might be easier to network with them as a group, versus 1 on 1. Also, the local schools in the area should be able to tell you what the demand is like for before/after care, or if there is a YMCA program in the school, they could tell you if it's full/empty etc. It's hard to start fresh again-sometimes undercutting the competition even by $1 a day for the first few clients might help you establish yourself, and then raise the rates for future clients.