Originally Posted by MarinaVanessa:
I'd be very careful with this. As far as I know it's against the law to charge more a child has special needs. I know you can refuse to take the child on on grounds that you are "unable to meet the child's needs" however I was advised by licensing that it's considered discrimination if you charge more or deny services simply because they are disabled. I know that if your home needs to be modified or the child needs extra help (you have to hire an assistant) then you can pass these fees on the the parent but otherwise you can only charge them as much as you charge your highest paying client.
Now I can be wrong and maybe this is just in my state but I always assumed that the non discrimination laws were nationwide.
Where I live you are allowed to charge more for a child with special needs IF you need to make accommodations for their disability such as having an assistant or special equipment/materials or have to go above and beyond the normal services you offer.