---
title: "Raise your rates without drama"
description: "Update your tuition cleanly, so existing invoices aren't disturbed and families hear about it the right way."
type: guide
updated: 2026-10-09
canonical_url: https://help.nestlicare.com/owners/situations/raise-your-rates
roles: ["super_admin", "center_admin"]
platforms: [web]
---
Rates go up. Done well, a tuition change is a two-minute task and a kind heads-up to families.

## Change the amount on the plan

Go to **Invoices & Finances → Billing → Billing Plans**, open the plan you're raising, and update its **amount**.

- **Invoices already generated keep their original amount.** A change never rewrites past bills.
- **Future invoices use the new amount.** The next time invoices generate for that plan, they bill the new rate.

That's usually all you need: one edit, and everyone on that plan moves to the new price on their next cycle.

## When you want the old and new to coexist

If some families should stay on the old rate for a while (a grandfathered price, say), don't edit the shared plan. Instead, create a **new plan** at the new amount and move the families who are changing onto it, from each child's profile (the **Billing plan** on their enrollment). Families you leave on the old plan keep the old rate.

## Tell families first

A rate change should never be a surprise on an invoice. Send a **newsletter** a few weeks ahead (or an announcement, if you want to attach a PDF of the new rates):

> Hi families, starting [month], tuition for [program] will be [new amount] per [period]. This helps us keep [reason: great teachers, quality food, small ratios]. Thank you for being part of [daycare]. Reach out with any questions.

See [Send a newsletter](/owners/communication/send-a-newsletter).

## Timing

Line the change up with the start of a billing cycle (the 1st for monthly plans) so the first invoice at the new rate covers a clean, full period. That keeps the math simple for you and for parents.

Related: [Create a billing plan](/owners/billing/create-a-billing-plan), [Auto-generate invoices](/owners/billing/auto-invoice-generation).