Originally Posted by Unregistered:
OP here. I am in MI and everyone is charged the same daily rate.
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7...649---,00.html
Here are the links to handbooks/rule books for child care assistance in Michigan. It has a link for both licensed and unlicensed care so you should be able to find your answers within those links.
In MN 5 hours is considered a whole day so the state will pay the full day rate even if the child is only in care for those 5 hours. So in your case, if you bill families by the day or the week, the state will usually have a minimum in which they will require before paying for the full day and/or week.
My state automatically pays the daily rate after 5 hours and will automatically pay the weekly rate once the "hour total" reaches 36 hours.
Hope that helps!