I too wonder why daycare fees aren't raised more often. However, if it is too much than for some families it wouldn't make sense to work because they would just be giving their paycheque to their dcp. I also feel that if hdc's charge too much more parents will just go to centre daycares or be put on the lists and then leave hdc's when a centre has an open spot.
I don't understand why some ppl(no one in particular btw) expect one parent to pay their entire hourly wage though. For me, I am allowed 4 children and I charge $30 a day and am open for 9.5 hours. (usually only work 8-9 though, yay!!) That means I make $12.63 an hour. Here minimum wage is being raised to $10.45 so my wage is not terrible......defini tely could be better but if parents are only making minimum wage themselves it's hard to expect them to pay a huge dc bill.