I will note that one somewhat intelligent lady at the licencing place I called when I was first opening offered me great advice. Don't use a licensing agency lol. I had 3 spots filled (with parents paying me $55 a day) and was looking into them to see how it would work if I used them to fill the other 2 places. She said if I have already signed on parents willing to pay me that much then it would be foolish to use them instead of just finding more families on my own (her words may have been a bit more diplomatic). I filled those spaces quickly after, and wouldn't have used them even if she tried to get me signed up. But, it was surprising to head that from her...it was as if they had no interest in signing on home daycares that can find their own clients at a higher cost. Sketchy.