Originally Posted by daycarediva:
I get paid in advance Friday before care is given.
My rate sheet is as follows:
5 days=175
4 days=160
3 days=135
2 days=100
drop in is $50/day, although I currently don't have space for drop ins. My pt'ers are set days and they aren't allowed to switch. I DO enroll other PT children around those days and I am at capacity every day. For instance, right now I have a M/F child paying $100/week and a W-TH child paying $135, they take up one space, and I make $235 (vs $175 for a FT client). I also have a T/TH child and a M/W/F child taking up one space (for $235). That's an additional $120/week vs just having 2 FT kids.
I LOVE this pay scale, and I wouldn't go back to everyone having the same daily rate again.
In fall, I am implementing a sliding rate scale based on how early they are picked up to attempt an earlier closing, but that's the ONLY thing I will change.
I love that you are charging more for the convenience factor, more or less, as they are eating up a full time spot... BUT it doesn't match the full time rate so the parents don't feel like they are paying full time for a lesser spot.... Have you had any flack from parents about this?