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Institutionalized daycare in the spin cycle
by Maureen Bader, Western Standard (Canada), 14 Jul 2008 |
All-day kindergarten. No matter how the government tries to spin it, all-day
kindergarten is nothing more than institutionalized daycare. The B.C.
government says quite rightly that parents want choice. But parents want to
make choices, not take choices imposed by government.
Not only is institutionalized daycare expensive, it may not be the best
option for children. If governments were truly interested in empowering
parents with childcare choices, they would allow parents to keep more of
their earnings to maximize their options.
Parents have firm ideas on childcare. In fact, research suggests that
parents' first choice is to stay home with their children. Their second
choice would be to have a relative care for their children. Way down the
line is government-provided daycare, even if it is heavily subsidized.
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Institutionalized daycare in the spin cycle
by Maureen Bader, Western Standard (Canada), 14 Jul 2008 |
Institutionalized daycare is an expensive option for taxpayers...
Parents who choose to stay at home may end up paying twice - once in for
their own childcare arrangements and again through higher taxes for the
government-run program.
Category = Economics, Politics |
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Institutionalized daycare in the spin cycle
by Maureen Bader, Western Standard (Canada), 14 Jul 2008 |
Common sense tells us that government cannot ensure that daycare workers -
no matter how well paid - will give each child the affection and personal
attention they would get from mom or dad or another family member.
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Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies
by Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter for U.S. News & World Report,
9 Sep 2009 |
(Study debunks 'hygiene hypothesis' that early exposures boost immune
response)
Early day care, so the story
goes, exposes kids to more germs and illnesses at an early age, thereby
protecting them from asthma and allergies later on. Scientists call it the
"hygiene hypothesis", but a new study casts doubt upon its existence...
We found no evidence for any protection for asthma, allergy (etc.)..." said
Dr. Johan C. de Jongste, professor of pediatric respiratory medicine at
Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands...
The bottom line? Early exposure to germs and other organisms does cause more
symptoms early in a child's life, but without a counterbalancing health
benefit later on, as was previously believed...
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Study: Home Daycare Kids Hooked on TV
by Donna Gordon Blankinship, Time Magazine, 23 Nov 2009 |
Parents...may be surprised to discover (their preschoolers) are sitting as
many as two hours a day in front of a TV...
When added to the two to three hours many parents already admit to allowing
at home, preschoolers in child care may be spending more than a third of the
about 12 hours they are awake each day in front of the electronic baby
sitter, said Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital
and Regional Medical Center in Seattle and a researcher at the University of
Washington.
Christakis said he thought television use was probably underreported.
The American Academy of Pediatrics discourages any television viewing of any
kind in the first 2 years of life ...
Other research has connected excessive TV watching during the preschool
years with language delay, obesity, attention problems and aggression.
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