Politicians Drop The Daycare Ball

Our municipal, provincial, and federal governments are shying away from a much-needed expansion of our child care sector. What's worse, all three levels of government wish to adopt budgets in the coming weeks that actually cut subsidized child-care spaces, lay off workers and drive up costs for full-fee parents. This would cause many parents to quit their jobs in order to find time for their children. In Toronto's proposed budget, the government strips 6 million of funding from 370 school based day cares. Experts predict that this will raise pricing for child care from an average $60 to $80. Furthermore, thousands of health care services and jobs are at risk of disappearing unless the government allocates $63.5 million for Ontario. In Ottawa, the Conservatives have shown nothing but disdain for child care and the bad effects it will have on families and the economy. However, child care delivers both social and economic benefits. Our governments need to ensure the required funding is not stripped from their budgets in a short-sighted deficit-fighting move.

I don't completely agree with this article in the sense that taxpayers should not be paying for other people's children. If one wishes to have a child, one should be emotionally and financially stable. They should not rely on other peoples labour in order to support their family. Also, the daycare system nowadays is quite impressive already. Many services don't require any money for services during the morning and afternoon. Fees are only required for extra added hours which means parents can work without fear of leaving their children at home. This, for me, introduces another problem. Parents should spend more time with their children at a younger age. They should not be sending them to day cares for 5 days of the week. Sooner or later, the child will be calling their teacher "baba" or "mama". More money towards childcare would be a leap in the wrong direction. Parents should work for their own families welfare, and have the time and decency to stay with their kids.

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