All material in Library Files is copyright. By Catherine M. Pruissen For most daycare centers, September is a transition month.
Older children head off to attend grade shcool leaving openings for new children.
It is an opportune time to increase rates - new kids, new parents, new rates. But for those parents currently using the center, a rate increase may not seem fair or just. Not an easy pill to swallow. That cost is low, however, compared to the paucity of wages child care providers earn. It is these low wages plus a lack of benefits that, unbeknownst to parents, actually helps to subsidize their child care fees.