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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 28 |
For very young children in day care, there is an
increased incidence of colds and other infections, epidemics of diarrhea and
related diseases, more respiratory illnesses, and a significantly higher rate
of inner-ear infections that can threaten hearing loss. One study shows that
the number of sick days for kids in day care is 30 percent higher than the
average.
Category = Disease |
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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 29 |
In sum, the evidence that day care is bad for
children (both long- and short-term) is massive and is growing.
Yet, with few notable exceptions, experts have been reluctant to tell
parents about the dangers of non-maternal care...which their own research
confirms. Why is this?
Category = Politics |
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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 29 |
Michael Meyerhoff, director of the Center for
Parent Education, says while the vast majority of professionals in the field
agree with the proposition that full-time day care is not in the best
interests of young children, "because of the strong attacks they'd be likely
to get, many people are not saying anything."
Category = Politics |
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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 30 |
The notion that subsidies and regulations can
cure what ails the day care industry is, on its face, unreasonable: the
higher incidence of disease, the insufficient individual nurturing of
infants, the standardization of environment and activities--all these are
"built into the system."
Category = Quality,
Politics |
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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
pages 115-116 |
Christian Kjeldsen of Johnson & Johnson pointed
to the popularity of his company's on-site day care centers...
Kjeldsen maintained that such benefits would be a permanent fixture despite
recent downsizing and "early-outs" at the company.
In other words, Johnson & Johnson has judged it more cost-effective to
warehouse the young children of some employees than to retain the jobs of
others whose incomes may be providing for their families without recourse to
day care. Family friendly benefits do not, as it turns out,
include job security.
Category = Economics,
Politics |
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