1) Day care is much cheaper than teachers. 2) Schools generally don't keep kids for the entire workday, so younger kids need additional day care anyway. 3) Th

1) Day care is much cheaper than teachers. 2) Schools generally don't keep kids for the entire workday, so younger kids need additional day care anyway. 3) The government generally doesn't subsidize day care. 4) High school kids don't need day care. So no, public education is not about day care.