Originally Posted by
alex__17
I have been running 2.5 years and £5 per hour was the going rate when I started, then about s year ago I did some research and found people were charging £5.50-6.50, so £5 inclusive of everything was cheap!
However I didn't want to put existing parents fees up as many had siblings etc and are all brilliant parents, get on well and pay on time so didn't want to risk losing them.
Instead all new starters go onto £6 per hour rate, and with losing a couple to school next month I've filled their space with new children on my higher rate which I don't think going up a whole £1 per hour would have gone down too well wth parents but new parents are happy to pay my rate as it is within the area average.