Yup, some will cap and some won't. It's not black and white across the board.

I think hdc's cap quickly because most start out at the higher end, to keep competitive with others in their area. A few will start out $5 less to get clients but I'd say within 1-3 years, they raise the fee with experience. Childcare is just something that rarely changes and that's well known. If someone needs/wants raises often, than Childcare definitely wouldn't be an option for them IMO.

There are ways we can help alleviate our income (paid vacation, paid sick days, cut out lunch programs, parents pay for anything extra etc) but I don't think a raise, even every 5 years, is a reasonable expectation for most areas