All good points, especially re: SIDS. For myself, childcare is more than a place to drop my son while I'm working. It's important to me that he is learning, so

All good points, especially re: SIDS. For myself, childcare is more than a place to drop my son while I'm working. It's important to me that he is learning, socialising, and experiencing different perspectives from other adults. I'm happy that he gets cuddles and hugs from his teachers when he's upset, or just as part of a game. Although physical contact is certainly most important during early development, my point was a bit broader. Simply that, as humans, there is a meaningful biological utility to physical touch with other humans. It's simply most obvious in infants, but that doesn't mean we "grow out of it". I do understand the financial constraints that childcare brings, but I don't like the look of a future where kids are spending more time with robot nannies and surveillance cameras than they are with their families. Personally, I hope advances in technology mean I have to work less so I can spend more time with my kids!