Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Although our two daughters are now on the verge of leaving the nest and (hopefully) heading off to college - the wife and I went through the whole daycare era back in the day.

We paid for it ourselves for several years up until the oldest daughter was able to take babysitting responsibility for her younger sister.

Having been there/done that...should it be publically funded? Yes and no.

No in a long-term yearly context. Yes in a short-term 'special circumstances' stop-gap (sudden death of a spouse, brief unemployment, etc.). By short-term I'm thinking in terms of a month or two.

But I'm sick of seeing my tax dollars go to those who regard publically funded daycare as a lifestyle. Young teens who think its society's responsibility to foot the bill for their offspring.