I charge way below other cms in my area but feel too awkward asking for more. One of my mindees also attends nursery (I don't work Fridays) and they pay £24 a day more than my rate!

I have a mindee due to leave in September and have a couple of families contacting me regarding the space. The perfect opportunity to up my prices but I can't bring myself to give a higher amount in case they laugh in my face.

I was graded Outstanding in the past 12 months, have to always turn people away and charge about £42 a day. I'm in Berkshire.

What should I do?
Put everyone's fees up a bit?
Charge more to new families?
Keep it the same since I do ok for myself?

Yuk. I hate money side of things.