Subscription Fees for Community Subscribers

Last updated March 7, 2025

BPN is increasing fees in 2025 for community subscribers who want to let parents know about their programs. Parent subscriptions will continue to be free. New community subscribers will pay the rates below beginning in 2025. Existing subscribers will continue to pay the same rates they have been paying as long as their subscription automatically renews each year. Once their subscription ends, they must subscribe again at the higher rate. View detailed information about community subscriptions.

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  • FREE: 
    • Public schools, city-run programs, full-time students, some nonprofits & community service organizations
  • Individuals
    • $35 nannies 
    • $40 tutors* & household services*
  • Home-Based Daycares 
    • $40 small
    • $85 large
  • Schools, Preschools, Camps, Classes, Other Groups (includes nonprofits)
    • $300 Residency Programs, Out-of-Area Camps & Schools, Online Classes, Therapeutic Programs
    • $300 Large (capacity > 80)  
    • $180 Medium (capacity of 25-80) 
    • $85 Small (capacity of 1-24) 
  • Businesses 
    • $300 Businesses, private professional practices, therapists, parenting coaches, college advisors
    • $85 Small one-person businesses offering personal services including tutors, doulas, artists, musicians, household helpers
  • Events $50 post a one-time event

 * (the small business subscription is also available for these individuals)

Background

BPN has not raised subscription prices since 2015. During the past 10 years, the total number of subscribers has increased more than 30% and is now more than 50,000. Most of these are parents who subscribe for free. In 2015, we had fewer than 200 paying subscribers. Today we have 2,400, including several hundred subscribers who do not pay to subscribe (nonprofits, public schools, and students).

This growth has meant that we have needed to hire additional staff over the last 10 years to manage subscriptions. Our operating costs have increased steadily too over the past 10 years: we pay more for website hosting, email services, and software development and support. To continue to offer free subscriptions to parents and others, we need to raise fees for our community subscribers.