The existence of daycares is proof that people are willing to pay for raising children. What you're hitting on is that staying home to raise 1-2 kids is econom

The existence of daycares is proof that people are willing to pay for raising children. What you're hitting on is that staying home to raise 1-2 kids is economically inefficient compared to working and sending the kids to a daycare, because the daycare can benefit from efficiencies of scale.