I just responded to Dancing Queens post regarding rates and such. I have a min. of $115.00/wk and more if it's more than 40 hrs. I have, in the last 30 minutes, had two families tell me that it's too much and they want to pay less--in one case less. I really can't afford to do that and keep my numbers at a 5-6 under school age, but in some ways I can't afford not to. I am now unsure as to what on earth to do and feeling a little discouraged. It really wouldn't be fair to take less than 115 as I have families that do use less than 40 hrs and still pay that. It just would't feel right to take more for a wkly rate for them than for the families requesting less.

Also, it's hard to get FT as it is. My rate is the discount. I'm just not sure what to ask for anymore. Do I just run a program less than the quality I want to provide? Nope. So, I'm just rattling and frazzled. If I take less and still look for ft, do I tell them that? My experience is that they won't even attend if I say that.

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