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Hello, I am already planning and figuring out what I'm going to change with the new year approaching. How much of an increase is good to do per year?...
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So I went to re-calculate tuition for the 2021/2022 school year and realized I completely messed up this year. I calculated days wrong and parents go...
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How do you guys do raises? Do you get an annual percentage raise or do you just raise it however you feel every year or do you never do a rate raise?...
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I was hoping someone could give me an opinion. I’m planning on raising my prices on 1/1. My current price is $25 per day for one child, and $45 per... -
I seem to have all the questions this week!
When you do a rate increase, by how much do you raise your rates at one time? I am considering... -
I’m going to raise my rates by $10/kid due to recent regulations with my states ratios. I also just had 3 kids leave for preschool. How much notice...
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Im increasing rates for the fall. I’ve never increased rates for current families just new families as they were enrolling. Do I explain why I’m increasing...
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Hi all,
Can anyone give me tips on raising rates without making my parents hate me? :
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I run a before/after school care... -
I know I read in a thread somewhere that some of you only raise a family's rates when they change their contract. Like if they come in at a rate they...
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Hi everyone, I just realized that my rate is quite below the norm in our area and considering to do an increase next year. Just curious to know How do...
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How do you go about informing your daycare families that you need to raise your rates? I have a feeling i'm underpaid for my area compared with other...
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Effective September 1st....My rates will increase by $1.00 per day if not more.
I will start closing at 5 :00 on Fridays. And if my non napping,... -
How did you raise rates on current families? Did you gradually add the money in each week? How did you talk to parents about it and how did the parents...
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Hi,
This is my first time posting, although Im not new to this forum. Im so thankful to have a community to go to for help/questions. So... -
Hi all! So I am looking at my 2 year anniversary of opening soon and have been considering a small rate increase for all families. I feel like most people...
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How do you go about raising your rates with current families? I usually just get my new families coming in with my new rates, but I would like to raise...
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So long story short, I've been keeping a friends little girls for the past four years. I used to charge $25 per day, per child, and I didn't give a discount...
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I am registered with this site but today nothing is working with my password and I am trying to get it sent to my email. Until it does, I am hidden
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I signed a family on this spring with the understanding that they would be full time 5 days a week. Now dcm is switching jobs and only needs 4 days a...
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I know I should've been doing this all along, but I've never raised my rates in the 11 years I've been in business. It's definitely time, but I'm not...
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I thought I recently read on here somewhere that you had to charge everyone the same rate unless they had longer hours or something. I can't remember...
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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 recently updated my fees as they were outdated and fees have gone up all around our city and im getting licensed. I gave my familys a months notice...
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I currently watch a 3 year old and 8 month old (siblings). I'm charging 200 per week for both children. The 3 year old is going to preschool this fall,...
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OK so l mentioned the other day about how I made the decision to raise rates. Well, today is the day I have to let them know. I wrote a letter detailing... -
I was wondering how often - if at all - do you raise rates?
About 6 months ago, I increased my rate for one family by $10/week, but only because... -
When do you all do rate increases, policy changes, vacation announcements etc? I will have been open a year in May. I am considering a rate increase,... -
So i started at the beginning of the school year with a brand new daycare. I love it but when i started i was desperate and wanted kids so i set my rate...
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When I first opened, I offered parents a price break if they picked their kids up early. However, it's been a huge hassle to go through and figure out...
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Here a some facts:
I have a new sibling set, 10 week old, 15 mo old, and 4yr old in half day
preschool, only comes 2 days one week... -
I started a new family this week. It's 4year old twins. They go to preschool at the school 3 hours a day. I walk them to and from preschool along with... -
I am needing to raise my rates - not until the start of the school year but I am torn about how to explain this to parents.
When I started... -
I've been doing this job for 10 years. I've bent over backwards, sideways, and basically contorted my body like an acrobat for so many many families....
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Has anyone else done this, my rates were way under what they needed to be for all the extras I offer, so in November I raised them and notified my families...
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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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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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So the state of Illinois, despite being broke, is increasing their rates for state paid child care providers. 2 of my 3 daycare children are state funded.... -
My very first dck started 7 months ago. I was desperate for kids, so I told my first 3 families that I would charge them $5/day less than what was in... -
Hi in September I will have been doing daycare for a year. I was wondering if it is unfair to have a yearly price increase or if that isn't something...
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So I recently raised my FT rate by $5 a week, dropped all of the discounts I was offering (sibling, prepaying monthly) and stopped charging a different...
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I am raising my rates simply because my rates are way to low, lower than everyone around me and I am just not making enough.
I have one... -
I'm starting 3 new sibling infants over the next 2 - 6 months. I made the decision to offer a sibling discount a few years back and now it's coming back... -
I've been in the business (I'm licensed) for a little over a year, and I think I've passed the "newbie" stage where you try everything to get... -
I amend contracts on March 15 each yr and new policies take effect april 15 so I am working on a rate raise and a vacation policy.
Currently... -
Hi. I am considering taking over an already existing daycare. The school is awesome!! In order to "break even" the school needs 54 students....
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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 have a 4 year old. I've had him about a year and a half. He as seniority over everyone here now because he started not long after I first opened....
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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.
Do I tell them that it just makes scence... -
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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Been waivering back and forth on my rate increase (haven't increased in 7 years since I started) and how I need to charge more but didn't really want... -
Does anyone do this?
I want to make my rate go to 170 from 160 but only for new parents. My old parents have all agreed on this rate and... -
I'm revising my contract now after having the same one for the past nearly 3 years.
Suffice to say, I've been VERY accommodating. I rarely... -
Okay, so here is the deal, my familys are starting to get to know eachother, and I hope that they never talk "fees" because they are all over... -
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... -
Okay, so I have this family that has been with me for a while. They have 3 kids. 7 week old, 1 1/2 year old, and a 9 year old.
I keep them... -
Ok so I have two families that are very good to me and I really like them and thier children. But I want these kids to have more time at home. family... -
Im wanting to increase rates for the coming year. I dont know how to word it. Could someone post an example of what to say.
Thanks!
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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... -
Hello! I just found this site and am thrilled. I have been a Family Child Care Provider for about 21 yrs. I can't wait to find some time to look through... -
Well poo...
Today is "dooms day". I am handing out rate increase letters to parents today for it to take effect October 1. ... -
Sending home a letter today for a small increase in rates. Full timers will pay $5 more per week and part timers (there is only one right now) will be...
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The going rate in my area for an infant (under 2 years old) is $150 for licensed home daycare providers (I'm a licensed provider). However, I have been... -
I will have my first year ann. of opening my daycare in November(still a ways a way)!
I have priced myself lower than I think I deserve.... -
I will avoid confrontation if at all possible. Today I'm sending out an increase rate letter to a parent. I'm nervous about handing it to her and just...
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Hi all,
Currently I'm taking the summer off, but for the fall I'm thinking of restructuring my rates. I do SA care, and next... -
Each year about this time we receive our local average rates for both in home daycare and center care. Every year my rates are a little below average...
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How do you increase fees without losing clients?
I only have 4 dc families. One family is adding a sibling at the end of the year and already... -
Raising my rates by $25 per kid per week since the county will pay extra for my CCA clients since I have my teaching license. This won't cost my CCA clients...
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Just got an email from a parent that said, "Do you really only charge $175 per week? If so I would like to schedule an interview!"
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Hi, everyone,
Somehow I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum. Trying again...
Thought I would post about something... -
Do any of you ever consider higher prices to avoid parents who won't pay or follow policies??? I have a friend who does daycare too and she says that... -
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... -
Lately I've been thinking that I need to change my rates/the way I charge. Right now I charge $25/day with contracted days (so each family has a set... -
The preemie that I have just turned 1 two weeks ago. Ive had nothing but issues with this family (being very late dropping off and picking up, being...
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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... -
So I have a pretty large group and would love to maybe reduce my numbers by 2 kids. I think there would be more opportunities for one-on-one interactions...
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I know there are several threads about raising rates on here, but my search function gives me an error message every time I use it
I'm... -
If you have a child contracted for M, W & F
but they pay full tuition (for 5 days)...
if they ask you to take them an extra... -
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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Here's my situation...
I'm a new daycare provider and have just recently opened up my daycare. I have never had a daycare before but I have... -
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... -
A family came back from maternity leave this week. I have had the 7 yr old daughter since birth. I put a note in the bag for the new rate. I am charging... -
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....
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I live in a town of >20,000 in Alabama. Right now I have approx 45 (w/ room for 103) kids in the center. I'm considering a rate increase of $5.00....
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So last school year I watched a little 5 year old who was in the K-4 program and I cared for from 10:15am to 3pm, during which he napped from 1-3. I charged... -
Right now I offer three different rates for care - since I only care for school aged kids, I have a before school only rate, and after school only rate,...
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This is my rate increase letter I will be sending out soon.
Is this professional enough? Is it nice? Anything I should change?
Parents,... -
I am a registered provider right now but am moving to a bigger house and becoming a licensed provider so I want to raise my rates to match what the other...
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I am just about through with the licensing procedures for my state (Wyoming) and when I get through with it I want to increase the rates for one family...
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Has anybody done this type of thing as a rate increase?
Currently my under 2's pay $150/week, over 2's is $125. Since I have several toddlers... -
Hi - new to the site. Ive been a provider for almost 3 years. I have never raised my rates but am thinking of doing so this year in May. I was thinking...
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Hi! I am just wondering if there is anyone out there that is going to be raising their rates for the New Year. I haven't raised any of my rates for 3...
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I am going to raise my prices come Jan. 2010. It will be the 1st increase since 2007. How many weeks notice do you think I should give my parents? I think...