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Daycare in the US routinely starts at 3 months. You don't have to take a long unpaid leave before daycare starts.
by harryh 8y ago
Daycare in the US routinely starts at 3 months. You don't have to take a long unpaid leave before daycare starts.
- alkonaut 8y agoWow. Did not know that. Here you aren’t recommended to leave kids until 12months, and the norm is 18. I suppose that will also happen in the US - that is, if you can afford it you stay home until 12-18 months (or longer). This of course leads to kids to more well off people getting more time with their parents than poorer kids. That would be an almost impossible situation to support politically here, so the solution is to ensure even the poorest kids get the minimum 12 month full time parenting, through tax funded parental leave
- harryh 8y agoWhile some parents (much more often mothers) choose to exit the workforce semi permanently when they have kids, it's actually very very rare for Americans to take off for 12-18 months. It's generally either ~3 months or "forever." I know my wife was quite eager to go back to work after 3 months. Staying at home all day with a newborn gets boring fast.