What should be done about the high cost of childcare, if anything?

Poll - Total Votes: 13

People should stop having children if they cannot work and take care of them

Childcare should be lower

Jobs should offer childcare

Two parent households will help

Other ( comment below)

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I don't have children.
But at my job, I see so many clients 'unable' to work, because they have a small child.
We can help pay for childcare temporarily, however, the parent has to pay after that is up. Many are not able to.

So they rely on/wait for government assistance.

I wish we had a daycare here.
I see some that truly want to work. I see others who just want handouts.

What should be done, if anything?

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Carazaa · F

To have an easier cheapest life it’s good to stay home when kids are under 5. To do that you plan and have kids after you and husband buys a house on one salary and you have a lot of education to work minimal hours for maximum salary! But if you have to work, there are 6 to 6 programs in some cities for free for school age kids in the USA! And there are some grants and subsidized preschools for low income! But I like the German and Scandinavia model where there’s a lot of paid time off to take care of children, the same 6 months for Dads as for Moms!

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Carazaa lot of good stuff in there. Not sure how many people can buy a house on one income nowadays. Then you said get lots of education, then said get subsidized childcare? Guessing this scenario isn't for the same person lol.

And yes, paid maternity leave is not mandatory here

Carazaa · F

@iamnikki
I think Everyone can get family leave for a few months in the USA but a baby needs a year with parents I think.
It is possible to buy a house on one salary if a couple plan carefully, save and work hard. Buying a house on 2 salaries is a great mistake because if someone loses a job or get a divorce they can lose the house! Even if they can buy an expensive house I suggest buy a cheap house so you don’t stress!
I know many who bought their house on one salary! I did! And my friends who did have it very nice no stress Moms take kids to all the piano lessons and soccer practices and go to prayer meetings, and volunteer and keeps the house nice. Dads work and come home to nice dinners and clean houses! It’s cheap ,no stress and ideal! Or Dad can stay home and Mom works! Being a single Mom is hardest than anything though! They need help from the community!

MrBlueGuy

I mean every situation is different. I think if you are a working parent making under a certain amount of money per year there should be government subsidies in place to help you, especially if you're a single mother/father. I mean yes of course you're going to have the typical welfare queens that are trying to defraud the system every which way they can but even if that's the case I'm not sure depriving actual needy people of assistance is the best way to go. It's definitely easy to say, well if you can't afford a child don't have one, but that doesn't really do anything for the situation at hand. Giving some help to people who are trying to the the best they can in not the best situation I think is the best outcome there is. I'm not sure what the alternative is other than having the government take away the child and put them into foster care but I think that would cost even more resources and it increases the likely hood of the same thing happening in the future.

MarineBob · 56-60, M

Who said parenting was easy

curiosi · 61-69, F

I don't know, child care workers need to be paid well if we want quality but that costs.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@curiosi right, makes me not want to have kids. I wouldn't be able to afford it either, despite making what some call'decent' money. It'd be gone paying for a place to live, food, bills and other necessities
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ChiyoSKL · 31-35, F

It doesn't surprise me with what answer is in the lead right now. People are so judgemental and make things so black and white ignoring the grey areas. What if one parent dies? What if a job is lost and they are doing their best with a new, but lesser paying job? Regardless of whether or not they can afford it child care is ridiculous with the amount of taxes we have to pay and hours we have to work.

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ChiyoSKL · 31-35, F

@MarineBob they still don't get paid. It's all being used for profit. I have a friend who does childcare and is paid less than me even though the parents pay out the ass.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@ChiyoSKL I haven't checked the poll. What do you think should be done?

Those are all good points

MarineBob · 56-60, M

@ChiyoSKL building rent, taxes,and lots of insurance policies and premiums

beckychandler · F

We need to have government policies which support and encourage families.The corporations (as well as the feminists) need to be kicked in the butt -- it is just as important (and rewarding) that mothers stay home and take care of children as cranking out widgets in a factory, etc. Men need to be kicked in the butt to step up to their responsibility to work and care for their family. The corporations need to be kicked in the butt to provide "breadwinner" (jobs with a salary which can support a family -- making the working mom unnecessary)

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