well, I do contract hours. Anything over 4 hours is a full time spot which is 30 dollars for a day up to 9 hours, but anything after 5pm is additional regardless of contract hours. I work 7 to 5 everyday, but that doesn't mean you leave your kids here all day. And its rare that I have kids here for more than 9 hours and I live in the county so to get to the city is a bit of a drive.

and maybe the parents don't need those long hours. I wouldn't pay for extra hours if I didn't need them, that sounds dumb. So really the other provider isn't undercutting you, she gave them the price for the hours they needed.

luppernoodle, I think your assumption that the provider is illegal is so stupid, really because she charges by the hour. Sorry lady give your head a shake. So because I charge 30 dollars a full time spot I'm running illegally. Its people like you who give daycare providers a bad name. You don't know were we live or our reasoning for our prices, but to go around saying "illegal" is just as bad as those newspapers who are calling us illegal!