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I am looking at changing my rates or how I charge my rates. I started out with daily rates and liked the simplicity but I had families dropping off and... -
I want to raise rates by $5/week or about $1 a day (scandalous I know) starting Sept 1. Is one month ample notice for this change?
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I just need to take a moment to vent and maybe hear what you guys think about this situation or what I could do differently in the future.
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Do any of you have different rates based on developmental milestones? I am wanting to change my rates and wondered if it would be a good idea. For example:... -
I have been charging a per-day rate instead of a per-slot rate and would like to change it. It would be so nice to have a steady amount of income every...
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I'm sending out my first ever rate increase letter tonight and I'm so nervous....agh!! I don't know why, it's very small and graduated ($5 increase every...
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So, due to very two sets of very different circumstances having nothing to do with my daycare or myself, I have lost two children 2 and up from 2 different... -
Okay, I have a dcg who interviewed last week and started today. They gave me her hours but today they are here are 9am. I quoted her thinking some days... -
Does anyone have one they can share?? I have NEVER raised rates on current clients - NEVER. I have adjusted my rates for new clients over the past 10+...
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Really thinking of going from hourly to a flat rate that is daily. One reason is I have some families that just come and go as they please. I know bad...
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what is an appropriate amount to raise?
DCG has been with me for 2 years. I started them at $20 a day when I first started with them as... -
My first family was a friend of a friend. I wasn't licensed and offered a low rate. Even last summer, after getting my license I gave her *** amount for...
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I need some help on wording a raising rates letter. I'm only raising some client's rates and each one is different so they'll be getting slightly different...
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I need some advice on telling my DCF that I need to raise their hourly rate from $5 to $10 an hour.
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So I have decided to raise my daily fee to $35 a day/per child and will take no less than $10 and hour. or should I do $15 an hour/per child?
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Just wondering how many of you have changed your rates for already established dcf???
I know I need to make a change (3/6 dck are... -
I am currently waiting for parents to tell me if they are staying or not with the rate change I am making. I have given them until December 1st to tell... -
I have been on here for the last few weeks asking about daycare rates/policies etc.
I finally figured out what my new rates are going... -
I hope I am not shooting myself in the foot here but come december I am handing out my reworked policies and a rate change that will take affect in January....
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Im getting ready to increase my rates (rather change my policy where current families pay for the day as long as Im available). I am also adjusting a...
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I logged out but am a frequent reader/poster.
I am having trouble with the "search" feature and I know people have posted on... -
I have 2 great families which their children take 3 of my 6 child care spaces. The 1st family I have cared for almost 5yrs. When I started this family...
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Hi Everybody! I'm just wondering how much notice you give parents before a rate increase. My new contract ,which goes into effect Jan. 1st will include...
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Currently I charge by the hour. ($2.75 per hour per child) And I only charge for the time they are here. I currently have 4 kids that I care for. 2... -
I'm changing my vacation policy and switching to having no paid vacation and very few holidays off. This is because it's a fight to get paid every time...
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Hi, I am registered but I signed out for this one. I don't want to get slack for not a late pickup policy.
So I have this family. They... -
if so, by how much? do you do this regularly & how frequently? how did you go about it? in other words, did you keep current parents at their regular... -
How do you let you dcp's know that you are raising rates? Do you tell them in person? If so, how do you go about bringing it up? Or do you send a note... -
I've been doing home daycare for four years now. When I started, my fees were comparable to most in my town. Two and a half years ago I started a family...
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Good a.m.! New to the forum so hope I am doing this properly! I have been providing care for almost 3 years. I have always collected payment for the... -
How do you give notice of a rate change? I am changing my rates as of Jan 1 and don't know if I should put that in my newsletter or a separate notice....