Today I read a newsheadline regarding daycare. In “Scotland On Sunday” the headline read: “Daycare children more antisocial.”
Is this a conservative vs. liberal issue? Here is a good perspective of that article:
http://crux-of-the-matter.com/?p=160
What is a mother to do if she is the breadwinner in the family? What if a parent has a mental illness that precludes that person from qualifying as an adequate infant or preschool caregiver? Are we asking the right question... Is daycare bad for children?
Child care workers remain on lower wages than early childhood teachers. Training requirements to work in
child care are less stringent. Overall the industry is characterised by high caregiver stress, and high staff turnover. Hmmmm, could this by why daycare is looked upon as the evil stepchild of stay-at-home-parenting?
I'm going to have to do some research on outcomes of children raised in Israeli kibbutz situations. Maybe the issues aren't daycare, per se, but more related to the current situations in today's facilities?
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