Undiscovered beauty in Bicheno

The Gulch

Waub's Beach

Bicheno... what an idyllic holiday town. Imagine day after day of sand, sun and surf. Simple (and several deluxe) beach houses for rent by the week, laid back locals, a safe children's beach near town, a deserted, large surfer's beach just to the north, fairy penguins nesting on Diamond Island, unforgettable crayfish and wine in the marine wildlife protected harbour known as The Gulch. The spectacular Blowhole is a scenic and easy walk south along rocky outcrops until you reach the Big Daddy of Rocky Outcrops. Be sure to spend some time scrambling along the rocks near the blowhole, and you'll be rewarded with glimpses of native marine life. We made a pilgramage to the Blowhole every night after dinner during our stay in Bicheno... Once night we managed to find a babysitter and jaunt over to Cyrano Restaurant. Such a memorable experience! The owner is the chef and maybe she's been in Tasmania for years, but I swear we'd been transported back to France for the evening. Our lovely waitress was her teenage daughter and the meal was delicious and country French.

Day care versus Home care

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?