Am I too expensive for my area?

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I actually see this kind of thinking a lot amongst caregiver who think because they have their ECE that parents should be willing to pay them more for the same work. Some parents can be lulled into believing that there is a benefit but the reality is there is so much info on the internet, support associations etc that can help a caregiver that the ECE piece of paper is not a requirement to do our job and in some cases a detriment - don't jump on me I have ECE courses too - because it locks us into how we were trained.

I learned more about childcare from being a mom of 4 kids and doing daycare for over 25 years then I ever learned of value from formal training. Yes I believe there is value in formal training but I don't believe there is enough that a caregiver should think they deserve more money because of it. The actual care that providers are expected to give is the same.