That creates an annual turnover rate as high as 30 percent. They decide, 'Hey, I want a new car. And I don't want a second job any more. As a result, child-care centers experience a revolving door. The centers have trouble finding replacements and substitutes.
Qualified workers are hard to find.
Some centers resort to hiring people they would consider unqualified. Experts say the people who really suffer from the low wages and turnover are the children. If there isn't a stable relationship developed, this is detrimental to the child. Even as demand for child care has grown, wages have remained nearly stagnant. Rondon has worked in the day care industry for more than a year, but does not keep her own children in day care.