I would guess that some people are disagreeing that this particular service is seen by most purchasers of it as a commodity.
Others are probably disagreeing because they're conflating "market" with "free market", and this sort of service has a bunch of constraints from all sides.
I don't know what to tell them. It is basically a commodity, especially for young children there isn't a lot of differentiation once health and safety concerns are taken care of as there isn't much "enrichment" a daycare can realistically supply for an infant or toddler. Moreover, any provider of a service like this will have to compete on the market for care-givers to do the labor.
Others are probably disagreeing because they're conflating "market" with "free market", and this sort of service has a bunch of constraints from all sides.
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