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DucksNuts · 11-08-2006, 04:07 AM

I dont have a problem with parents *choosing* to put their kids in daycare if they are going to work/better themselves.

I dont have a problem with parents putting their kids into daycare to have a break either.

I dont agree with parents putting their kids into daycare so they can do their own thing all day every day and not parent at all.

Thats mainly based on my knowledge of the child care system here.

Its subsidised, ANY parent can get a rebate of up to $3.15 per hour (means tested) and even parents that dont work are entitled to up to 20 hours subsidised child care per week.

Problem is, childcare is waaaaay overloaded here, the waiting lists are huge. Working parents *do* get priority but that fact that everyone is entitled to some form of child care makes it very hard to push your way into a centre thats full.

In fact, the government has recently introduced that the SAHP (Stay at home parent) *must* seek work of up to 20 hrs per week, once the children are of school age.

I'm afraid, I would much rather see a motivated parent that is obviously driven enough to want to work ....take the option of putting their children into childcare and still exercise their right to *breed*....than the person that wants to stay at home and breed for the sake of not working (and in Australia's case, collect the $4k *baby bonus*).

I just think the motivated/driven Parents gene contribution would be alot more beneficial to society on the whole and as childcare centres are (generally) really well monitored here, so the children are getting more good than harm from being in care.

Add the social interaction skills they pick up, as well as the things they would probably not experience in the SAHP environment, and I am VERY pro childcare.

That said, I dont have a negative opinion of SAHP that choose not to work and raise their children themselves.

11-08-2006, 04:07 AM	#3
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I dont have a problem with parents choosing to put their kids in daycare if they are going to work/better themselves. I dont have a problem with parents putting their kids into daycare to have a break either. I dont agree with parents putting their kids into daycare so they can do their own thing all day every day and not parent at all. Thats mainly based on my knowledge of the child care system here. Its subsidised, ANY parent can get a rebate of up to $3.15 per hour (means tested) and even parents that dont work are entitled to up to 20 hours subsidised child care per week. Problem is, childcare is waaaaay overloaded here, the waiting lists are huge. Working parents do get priority but that fact that everyone is entitled to some form of child care makes it very hard to push your way into a centre thats full. In fact, the government has recently introduced that the SAHP (Stay at home parent) must seek work of up to 20 hrs per week, once the children are of school age. I'm afraid, I would much rather see a motivated parent that is obviously driven enough to want to work ....take the option of putting their children into childcare and still exercise their right to breed....than the person that wants to stay at home and breed for the sake of not working (and in Australia's case, collect the $4k baby bonus). I just think the motivated/driven Parents gene contribution would be alot more beneficial to society on the whole and as childcare centres are (generally) really well monitored here, so the children are getting more good than harm from being in care. Add the social interaction skills they pick up, as well as the things they would probably not experience in the SAHP environment, and I am VERY pro childcare. That said, I dont have a negative opinion of SAHP that choose not to work and raise their children themselves.