Okay so I have been on here driving everyone crazy with posts about policies and rates well this is my last one I just need a little boost of confidence.
Thanks to some really awesome suggestions and ideas I have figured out what I am going to do involving rates and school age children. Here it goes:
1. Charging a weekly rate. I will figure this out by charging either $20 or $25 per child and then multiply the total from one day times how many days the child or children are there.
2. Getting rid of sibling discount. Not fair to myself I am not providing discounted care so why should I get paid a discounted rate (thanks to who said this it really hit home)
3. If a family has a SA child and a younger child there will be two rates a summer rate where they are both included and a school rate where I will charge a weekly rate figured out the same way as I explained in #1 just minus the older child. When the older child needs care they will be charged a drop in day care rate (thanks pfund for this awesome idea) this rate will be $25 or $30 depending on what rate I choose to use to figure out weekly rates.
So now that I have the above figured out I now have to decide to I take a chance and use the $25 charge, still below the area average for daily rates, or do I stay with my $20 rate I am charging now to be safe.
Here are what average rates in my area are:
--------------Under 1 1/2-------1 1/2-2-------3-5---------6-12
Weekly-----------$140------------$139--------$135--------$130
Daily--------------$30---------------------------------------->
Thanks to some really awesome suggestions and ideas I have figured out what I am going to do involving rates and school age children. Here it goes:
1. Charging a weekly rate. I will figure this out by charging either $20 or $25 per child and then multiply the total from one day times how many days the child or children are there.
2. Getting rid of sibling discount. Not fair to myself I am not providing discounted care so why should I get paid a discounted rate (thanks to who said this it really hit home)
3. If a family has a SA child and a younger child there will be two rates a summer rate where they are both included and a school rate where I will charge a weekly rate figured out the same way as I explained in #1 just minus the older child. When the older child needs care they will be charged a drop in day care rate (thanks pfund for this awesome idea) this rate will be $25 or $30 depending on what rate I choose to use to figure out weekly rates.
So now that I have the above figured out I now have to decide to I take a chance and use the $25 charge, still below the area average for daily rates, or do I stay with my $20 rate I am charging now to be safe.
Here are what average rates in my area are:
--------------Under 1 1/2-------1 1/2-2-------3-5---------6-12
Weekly-----------$140------------$139--------$135--------$130
Daily--------------$30---------------------------------------->
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