I agree with crayola kiddies. There are some who still refer to themselves as the "neighbourhood mom" or "babysitter" and they either don't know or don't care that the rules have changed. They take on more than they are allowed and still charge the low rate. I do think that some are perfectly capable of this BUT it's not legal anymore.

Than there are some who do this for extra money and feel that childcare is expensive so they can afford to offer lower rates. I think this is great for lower income families but it does make it hard for those of us who do this to make a profitable living. I don't think they realize how it hurts the industry though and they just wanna offer affordable daycare. Hard to fault them for that.

Some who charge lower will eventually find out that it's not profitable and will either raise fee's or quit. Others will be able to continue at lower fees due to other resources of money. There's nothing you can do except make your daycare the best that you can and get your name out there. I don't think necessarily that fees are directly related to quality of care but in some cases it is and parents will soon realize this and look for a different provider.