Four numbers you already know. Two minutes. No spreadsheet. See the annual value of a fee rise, and how many families could leave before it costs you a penny.
Use fee paying children only. Leave funded only places out, they follow different rules.
Check your numbers. Every field needs a value above zero, occupancy no higher than 100.
A 6% fee increase is worth
£0
extra revenue per year, if occupancy holds. But occupancy does not have to hold. Unlock the full breakdown to see your safety margin at 4%, 6% and 8%.
See all three scenarios plus your break even headroom, the number of families who could leave before a rise costs you money.
Annual figures, assuming occupancy holds. Your headroom below shows how much it can slip.
This is the bit most owners get wrong. They assume one or two leavers wipe out the gain. Here is what your numbers actually say.
A fee increase lands well when parents can see what they are paying for. That is retention, communication and commercial discipline, the exact work The Nursery Business does with independent owners. If your occupancy or margins are keeping you up at night, let us look at your numbers properly.
Book a free 30 minute callThe small print. This tool gives an illustration, not financial advice. It uses full time equivalent figures and assumes fees rise across all fee paying places at once. Funded hours, sibling discounts, staged increases and notice periods will change the real picture. For a proper view of your setting's numbers, book a call.