Funny that you say that, since the USA is a country where in many states even school is not mandatory. Why should kindergarten be? In Germany school is mandato

Funny that you say that, since the USA is a country where in many states even school is not mandatory. Why should kindergarten be? In Germany school is mandatory until you're 16 (if I'm not mistaken), but kindergarten is completely optional. Most people - if they can afford it - would send their kids there, though, because it gives them (the parents) more time off, and it's good for the kids to spend some time with other kids. There are public and private kindergartens here (same with schools), and for the public ones the price depends on the parents' income. It seems that the costs vary by county and by the number of kids you have (as an example I found this page: http://www.netmoms.de/magazin/kinder/kindergarten/kosten-fuer-den-kindergarten/ http://www.netmoms.de/magazin/kinder/kindergarten/kosten-fue... ). Looks incredibly cheap (I'm honestly surprised), so maybe it's time to plan for some offspring.