Hi everyone!

Currently I provide before/after school care only. During the summer I take on one or two part time kids for all day care. This year I'm planning on having scheduled trips, weekly themes, library summer reading, etc. I'm envisioning more of a "summer camp" experience, and I'm going to take on (hopefully) two school agers full time. My question to you all is this - how much is fair to charge for this? We will be spending alot of time outdoors, taking field trips, doing arts and crafts, etc. and very little or no time sitting around indoors or watching TV. In my area rates vary wildly from $75 per week to $300 per week. I've checked into five or six summer programs around here that are similar, and they seem to charge anywhere between $20 to $50 per day. I know that rates vary depending on the area, but thought I'd get some opinions.

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