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It would be a complex situation in the US at least. The issue is the Right to Work states. If your childcare is tied to your employment, and you can lose your
by Balgair 2y ago
It would be a complex situation in the US at least.
The issue is the Right to Work states. If your childcare is tied to your employment, and you can lose your job at any time, you then can lose your childcare at any time. That sets up incentives that become rather ugly rather fast.
Add in that there are typically long wait lists for childcare, the emotional ties, childcare workers' incentives, and the costs that are universal for the US. It's not even close to a simple decision for anyone.
Personally, I wouldn't use such childcare if it were comparable to other providers. It would have to be significantly cheaper or free to consider it.
- naming_the_user 2y agoIt’s not clear to me that this is ugly at all? You don’t need childcare if you have free time due to not being at work..?
- Balgair 2y agoAnd how are you supposed to take interviews and have the time to apply for jobs with a sick screaming toddler in the room? I'll add that about 40% of children are born to unwed mothers in the US. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-... And, again, many daycares have moths/years long waiting lists. Daycare is a super local thing in the US and, in my experience, not really all that tied to CoL standards. I've personally been in year+ lists and have had friends where you can pretty much walk in and get started. It's quite variable.
- nojvek 2y agoHow is this ugly when healthcare is tied to employment already. All the arguments about you can lose your job then you lose X at any time apply.
- psadauskas 2y agoYes, we should stop doing that too, its a horrible system.
- up2isomorphism 2y agoHow is something ugly just because you don’t want to lose it?